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Satellite · NORAD 40878 · COSPAR 2015-040A

YAOGAN-27

ActivePayloadLEOMilitary derived

Altitude now

1,214.7km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

7.25km/s

Inclination

100.13°

Period

109.4 min

109.4 min

Perigee

1,193km

Apogee

1,206km

orbit freshOrbit updated 3 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:15 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.

Ground track of YAOGAN-27YAOGAN-27
LIVE · SGP4

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Latitude
46.128° S
Longitude
125.151° W
Altitude
1214.7 km
Velocity
7.247 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:15 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

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

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • YAOGAN-27Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

Operator
China military / Yaogan programme
SATCAT owner code
PRC · People's Republic of China
Country
China CN

Launch

Launch

Launch page →
Launch date
27 Aug 2015
COSPAR launch id
2015-040
Launch site
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center

Objects from the same launch · 3

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
Owner Code∅ → PRCCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit Class∅ → LEOCelestrak11 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
40878
COSPAR / international designator
2015-040A
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SWX4DFCTBNEK87EKHBH
Canonical slug
yaogan-27-40878

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.