Satellite · NORAD 66313 · COSPAR 2025-250A
YAOGAN-46
- Operator China military / Yaogan programme
- Constellation Yaogan
- Country China
Altitude now
7,499.0km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
5.36km/s
Inclination
20.06°
Period
4.5 h
271.1 min
Perigee
7,489km
Apogee
7,504km
orbit agingOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 07:50 UTC (13.8 h old)· Metadata updated 8 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
- 5.728° N
- Longitude
- 14.817° W
- Altitude
- 7499.0 km
- Velocity
- 5.360 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 07:50 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 03 Nov 2025
- COSPAR launch id
- 2025-250
- Launch site
- Wenchang Space Launch Site, Hainan
Objects from the same launch · 1
- CZ-7A R/B66314Rocket bodyDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → PRC | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → MEO | 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 6 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 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
- 66313
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2025-250A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SYRCNJB8V5703VD5XMN
- Canonical slug
- yaogan-46-66313
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.