Satellite · NORAD 40310 · COSPAR 2014-072A
YAOGAN-24
- Operator China military / Yaogan programme
- Constellation Yaogan
- Country China
Altitude now
649.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.54km/s
Inclination
98.16°
Period
97.5 min
97.5 min
Perigee
631km
Apogee
651km
orbit freshOrbit updated 3 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:19 UTC (5.2 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
- 64.711° N
- Longitude
- 2.101° E
- Altitude
- 649.8 km
- Velocity
- 7.540 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:19 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 20 Nov 2014
- COSPAR launch id
- 2014-072
- Launch site
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch
No other catalogued object is linked to this launch.
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
- 40310
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2014-072A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWX4DFCTBNEK87EKH9S
- Canonical slug
- yaogan-24-40310
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.