Satellite · NORAD 31490 · COSPAR 2007-019A
YAOGAN-2
- Operator China military / Yaogan programme
- Constellation Yaogan
- Country China
Altitude now
640.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.54km/s
Inclination
98.25°
Period
97.1 min
97.1 min
Perigee
606km
Apogee
635km
orbit agingOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:50 UTC (12.6 h old)· Metadata updated 9 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
- 68.741° S
- Longitude
- 126.930° E
- Altitude
- 640.8 km
- Velocity
- 7.540 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:50 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 25 May 2007
- COSPAR launch id
- 2007-019
- Launch site
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 2
- YAOGAN-2 DEB38262DebrisInactive
- YAOGAN-2 DEB38263DebrisInactive
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 2 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 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
- 31490
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2007-019A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWT01QM2JGQ9QTBM27Y
- Canonical slug
- yaogan-2-31490
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.