Satellite · NORAD 47693 · COSPAR 2021-014C
YAOGAN-31 03B
- Operator China military / Yaogan programme
- Constellation Yaogan
- Country China
Altitude now
1,040.9km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.36km/s
Inclination
63.40°
Period
107.0 min
107.0 min
Perigee
951km
Apogee
1,227km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:31 UTC (6.8 h old)· Metadata updated 9 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
- 51.352° S
- Longitude
- 14.193° W
- Altitude
- 1040.9 km
- Velocity
- 7.364 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:31 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 24 Feb 2021
- COSPAR launch id
- 2021-014
- Launch site
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 6
- YAOGAN-31 03A47691PayloadActive
- OBJECT B47692PayloadUnknown
- YAOGAN-31 03C47695PayloadActive
- CZ-4C R/B47696Rocket bodyInactive
- OBJECT D47694UnknownUnknown
- OBJECT G47697UnknownUnknown
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 7 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 | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 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
- 47693
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2021-014C
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX3DZ28FSVTBZFJHN5D
- Canonical slug
- yaogan-31-03b-47693
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.