Satellite · NORAD 41026 · COSPAR 2015-064A
YAOGAN-28
- Operator China military / Yaogan programme
- Constellation Yaogan
- Country China
Altitude now
481.2km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.63km/s
Inclination
97.32°
Period
94.2 min
94.2 min
Perigee
474km
Apogee
487km
orbit freshOrbit updated 3 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:03 UTC (5.4 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
- 14.511° N
- Longitude
- 159.935° W
- Altitude
- 481.2 km
- Velocity
- 7.627 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:03 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 08 Nov 2015
- COSPAR launch id
- 2015-064
- Launch site
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 4
- YAOGAN-28 DEB41040DebrisDecayed
- CZ-4B DEB41041DebrisDecayed
- CZ-4B DEB41042DebrisDecayed
- CZ-4B R/B41027Rocket bodyDecayed
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
- 41026
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2015-064A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWX4DFCTBNEK87EKHCN
- Canonical slug
- yaogan-28-41026
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.