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Satellite · NORAD 40111 · COSPAR 2014-047C

YAOGAN-20 01C

ActivePayloadLEOMilitary derived

Altitude now

1,356.5km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

7.06km/s

Inclination

63.38°

Period

107.0 min

107.0 min

Perigee

792km

Apogee

1,386km

orbit freshOrbit updated 3 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:47 UTC (4.7 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.

Ground track of YAOGAN-20 01CYAOGAN-20 01C
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Latitude
40.122° S
Longitude
12.898° W
Altitude
1356.5 km
Velocity
7.057 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:47 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Military
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Operational [+]
Radar cross-section
2.4 m²
Constellation membership derived
Yaogan via name_pattern

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • YAOGAN-20 01CCelestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

SATCAT owner code
PRC · People's Republic of China
Country
China CN

Launch

Launch

Launch page
Launch date
09 Aug 2014
COSPAR launch id
2014-047

Objects from the same launch · 7

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
Owner CodePRCCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit ClassLEOCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

Regulatory

UN registration

UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space (UNOOSA) — connector planned, not yet ingested; registration unavailable

Transparency

Sources & provenance

All sources
  • 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

FieldSourceObservedConfidence
Canonical NameCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Decay DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Launch DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Object TypeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Orbital ElementsCelesTrak12 Sept 2026 01:01 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Timeline

Events

All 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
40111
COSPAR / international designator
2014-047C
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SWX4DFCTBNEK87EKH92
Canonical slug
yaogan-20-01c-40111

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.