Satellite · NORAD 39013 · COSPAR 2012-066C
YAOGAN-16 01C
- Operator China military / Yaogan programme
- Constellation Yaogan
- Country China
Altitude now
865.3km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.53km/s
Inclination
63.35°
Period
107.0 min
107.0 min
Perigee
758km
Apogee
1,419km
orbit freshOrbit updated 5 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:13 UTC (5.3 h old)· Metadata updated 5 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 18.624° S
- Longitude
- 42.118° E
- Altitude
- 865.3 km
- Velocity
- 7.533 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:13 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 25 Nov 2012
- COSPAR launch id
- 2012-066
- Launch site
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 6
- CZ-4C DEB39015DebrisInactive
- CZ-4C DEB39016DebrisInactive
- CZ-4C DEB43404DebrisInactive
- YAOGAN-16 01A39011PayloadActive
- YAOGAN-16 01B39012PayloadActive
- CZ-4C R/B39014Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → PRC | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 5 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 11 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 12 Sept 2026 01:01 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 39013
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2012-066C
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWWDCTX9MYDGY0F69SK
- Canonical slug
- yaogan-16-01c-39013
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Military) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.