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YAOGAN 20C, 40111

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN 20C, 40111 is a payload satellite owned by PLA GAD (CN) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 09 Aug 2014 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.

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Identifier

40111, 2014-047C

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

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

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Defense Sigint

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-08-09 (12 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)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 YAOGAN 20C
1 40111U 14047C   26127.25157134 -.00000042  00000-0  52739-4 0  9996
2 40111  63.3757 125.2519 0386580  14.8474 346.3532 13.45445877576780

Epoch: 2026-05-07T06:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T06:02:15.763Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

169.58584°

Altitude

810.941 km

Speed

7.587 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 21m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:04:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,376.513 km

Perigee altitude

799.269 km

Semi-major axis

7,466.028 km

Eccentricity

0.03866

Inclination

63.3757°

RAAN

125.2519°

Arg. of periapsis

14.8474°

True anomaly

345.25671°

Mean anomaly

346.3532°

Eccentric anomaly

345.81024°

Mean motion

3.36441 °/min

Orbital period

107 mins

BSTAR

0.000052739

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Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 2014 (2014-08-09 UTC)

CZ-4C DEB, 49945 (Decayed)

YAOGAN 20B, 40110

CZ-4C DEB, 49946 (Decayed)

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YAOGAN 20C Visibility forecast

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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.
9 mins	2026-05-08 01:48:49.211Z	216.216° SW	2026-05-08 01:51:49.211Z	234.543° WSW	44.002°	2026-05-08 01:57:49.211Z	32.978° NE
5 mins	2026-05-08 03:41:49.211Z	303.142° NW	2026-05-08 03:43:49.211Z	328.018° NNW	17.012°	2026-05-08 03:46:49.211Z	1.444° NNE
4 mins	2026-05-08 07:29:49.211Z	10.704° NNE	2026-05-08 07:31:49.211Z	29.019° NE	12.814°	2026-05-08 07:33:49.211Z	46.063° ENE
12 mins	2026-05-08 09:18:49.211Z	344.334° N	2026-05-08 09:23:49.211Z	47.44° ENE	34.171°	2026-05-08 09:30:49.211Z	116.062° SE
13 mins	2026-05-08 11:08:49.211Z	310.629° NW	2026-05-08 11:14:49.211Z	237.702° WSW	36.257°	2026-05-08 11:21:49.211Z	174.608° S

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YAOGAN 20C, 40111

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T06:02:15.763Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 2014 (2014-08-09 UTC)

YAOGAN 20C Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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