Showing default

YAOGAN 16A, 39011

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN 16A, 39011 is a payload satellite owned by PLA GAD (CN) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 25 Nov 2012 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4C launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

Loading next visibility...

Iframe embed code

<iframe src="https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/39011?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="Kayhan Space Satcat Satellite Viewer"></iframe>

Iframe URL

https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/39011?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false

Optional Secondary NORAD IDs

Max 10 NORAD IDs; Separated by commas

Initial load time (optional)

ISO8601 Format

TLE date request (optional)

ISO8601 Format

Identifier

39011, 2012-066A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission (PLA) (CN)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Defense Radar Imaging

Bus & Motor

JB-8, Unknown motor

Mass

~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2012-11-25 (14 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4C

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.446 m², Large (>1 m²)

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 YAOGAN 16A
1 39011U 12066A   26171.44999929 -.00000075  00000-0  14895-4 0  9995
2 39011  63.3544 281.3766 0435680  27.1580 335.1523 13.45516487666580

Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:47:59.938Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-149.28763°

Altitude

797.988 km

Speed

7.6 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 45m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:39:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,412.9 km

Perigee altitude

762.363 km

Semi-major axis

7,465.769 km

Eccentricity

0.04357

Inclination

63.3544°

RAAN

281.3766°

Arg. of periapsis

27.158°

True anomaly

332.94613°

Mean anomaly

335.1523°

Eccentric anomaly

334.06038°

Mean motion

3.36458 °/min

Orbital period

107 mins

BSTAR

0.000014895

Loading maneuver chart data...

Computing Atmospheric mass density...

Loading historical data...

Other satellites on launch #66 in the year 2012 (2012-11-25 UTC)

Did you know?

You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.

Click here to try in Sandbox

YAOGAN 16A Visibility forecast

Loading observer location...
Set Observer location

Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
6 mins	2026-06-22 15:00:18.020Z	4.639° NNE	2026-06-22 15:03:18.020Z	33.705° NE	13.769°	2026-06-22 15:06:18.020Z	59.532° ENE
12 mins	2026-06-22 16:50:18.020Z	342.481° N	2026-06-22 16:55:18.020Z	61.956° ENE	37.694°	2026-06-22 17:02:18.020Z	125.328° SE
12 mins	2026-06-22 18:40:18.020Z	302.996° NW	2026-06-22 18:45:18.020Z	246.394° WSW	30.774°	2026-06-22 18:52:18.020Z	183.433° SSW
9 mins	2026-06-23 08:30:18.020Z	200.064° SSW	2026-06-23 08:34:18.020Z	91.014° ESE	42.456°	2026-06-23 08:39:18.020Z	38.537° NE
6 mins	2026-06-23 10:22:18.020Z	286.831° WNW	2026-06-23 10:25:18.020Z	328.498° NNW	19.061°	2026-06-23 10:28:18.020Z	4.539° NNE

Items per page:

1–5 of 5 items

of 1 page

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

Please sign-in to view Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs.

Click to sort rows by RSO header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Inclination Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by RAAN Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Coplanar Angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by SMA Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Orbital period header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by <5km Md TCA header in descending order

CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings

Authenticating...

Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by TCA header in descending order

Check out YAOGAN 16A, 39011 on other resources

View YAOGAN 16A, 39011 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View YAOGAN 16A, 39011 on Heavens-Above

View YAOGAN 16A, 39011 on Keep Track

View YAOGAN 16A, 39011 on Celestrak

View YAOGAN 16A, 39011 on Gunter's Space Page

Satcat and Kayhan Space are not affiliated with NASA, Celestrak, Heavens-Above, Keep Track, or Gunter's Space Page.

YAOGAN 16A, 39011

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:47:59.938Z)

Visualization orbit readout

Visualization observer readout

Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #66 in the year 2012 (2012-11-25 UTC)

YAOGAN 16A Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Check out YAOGAN 16A, 39011 on other resources

Documentation

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 2 days ago