Satellite · NORAD 55244 · COSPAR 2023-006C
YAOGAN-37
- Operator China military / Yaogan programme
- Constellation Yaogan
- Country China
Altitude now
521.6km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.61km/s
Inclination
43.20°
Period
94.9 min
94.9 min
Perigee
501km
Apogee
524km
orbit freshOrbit updated 10 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:18 UTC (7.5 h old)· Metadata updated 10 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
- 43.290° S
- Longitude
- 57.708° W
- Altitude
- 521.6 km
- Velocity
- 7.605 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:18 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 13 Jan 2023
- COSPAR launch id
- 2023-006
- Launch site
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 3
- SHIYAN-22A (SY-22A)55242PayloadDecayed
- SHIYAN-22B (SY-22B)55243PayloadDecayed
- CZ-2D R/B55245Rocket 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 8 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 | 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
- 55244
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2023-006C
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SXGW0RPENG5Z1PZBTKX
- Canonical slug
- yaogan-37-55244
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.