Satellite · NORAD 43277 · COSPAR 2018-034C
YAOGAN-31 01C
- Operator China military / Yaogan programme
- Constellation Yaogan
- Country China
Altitude now
1,297.9km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.11km/s
Inclination
63.39°
Period
107.0 min
107.0 min
Perigee
878km
Apogee
1,300km
orbit freshOrbit updated 4 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 21:04 UTC (8.0 h old)· Metadata updated 4 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
- 3.020° N
- Longitude
- 22.204° W
- Altitude
- 1297.9 km
- Velocity
- 7.108 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 21:04 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 10 Apr 2018
- COSPAR launch id
- 2018-034
- Launch site
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 11
- CZ-4C DEB43280DebrisInactive
- CZ-4C DEB43281DebrisInactive
- CZ-4C DEB43338DebrisInactive
- CZ-4C DEB44617DebrisInactive
- CZ-4C DEB44618DebrisInactive
- CZ-4C DEB45483DebrisInactive
- CZ-4C DEB45484DebrisInactive
- YAOGAN-31 01A43275PayloadActive
- YAOGAN-31 01B43276PayloadActive
- WEINA 1B43279PayloadActive
- CZ-4C R/B43278Rocket bodyInactive
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 10 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 03:03 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
- 43277
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2018-034C
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWZKGKWBJN3JDYP0RW5
- Canonical slug
- yaogan-31-01c-43277
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.