Satellite · NORAD 39241 · COSPAR 2013-046C
YAOGAN-17 01C
- Operator China military / Yaogan programme
- Constellation Yaogan
- Country China
Altitude now
790.5km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.61km/s
Inclination
63.38°
Period
107.0 min
107.0 min
Perigee
764km
Apogee
1,414km
orbit freshOrbit updated 3 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 21:45 UTC (3.7 h old)· Metadata updated 3 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
- 30.756° N
- Longitude
- 130.615° W
- Altitude
- 790.5 km
- Velocity
- 7.611 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 21:45 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 01 Sept 2013
- COSPAR launch id
- 2013-046
- Launch site
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 5
- CZ-4C DEB39243DebrisInactive
- CZ-4C DEB39244DebrisInactive
- YAOGAN-17 01A39239PayloadActive
- YAOGAN-17 01B39240PayloadActive
- CZ-4C R/B39242Rocket 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 3 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 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
- 39241
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2013-046C
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWWDCTX9MYDGY0F69VF
- Canonical slug
- yaogan-17-01c-39241
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.