Satellite · NORAD 68196 · COSPAR 2026-051A
YAOGAN-50 02
- Operator China military / Yaogan programme
- Constellation Yaogan
- Country China
Altitude now
955.9km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.37km/s
Inclination
141.99°
Period
104.1 min
104.1 min
Perigee
952km
Apogee
953km
orbit agingOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 08:23 UTC (13.1 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
- 19.188° S
- Longitude
- 133.846° W
- Altitude
- 955.9 km
- Velocity
- 7.375 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 08:23 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 15 Mar 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-051
- Launch site
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB100564DebrisInactive
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB100565DebrisInactive
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB100566DebrisInactive
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB100567DebrisInactive
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB100568DebrisInactive
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB100569DebrisInactive
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB100570DebrisInactive
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB100571DebrisInactive
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB100572DebrisInactive
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB100573DebrisInactive
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB100574DebrisInactive
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB100575DebrisInactive
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 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
- 68196
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-051A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZJT5CH4GXNR7KG7788
- Canonical slug
- yaogan-50-02-68196
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.