YAOGAN 22, 40275
Orbit data source: Space-Track
YAOGAN 22, 40275 is a payload satellite owned by PLA GAD (CN) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 20 Oct 2014 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4C launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
SAST
Mission
Operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
JB-9, Unknown motor
Mass
1,040 kg wet, 1,040 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 2.5 m
Radar Cross Section
4.795 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 YAOGAN 22
1 40275U 14063A 26297.16801651 -.00000015 00000-0 84282-4 0 9991
2 40275 100.7914 90.7088 0005886 259.6210 100.4237 13.15534734576771Epoch: 2026-10-24T04:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-24T04:01:56.626Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
-2.35521°
Altitude
1,205.333 km
Speed
7.251 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 02m 50s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:41:26
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,203.69 km
Perigee altitude
1,194.77 km
Semi-major axis
7,577.367 km
Eccentricity
0.00059
Inclination
100.7914°
RAAN
90.7088°
Arg. of periapsis
259.621°
True anomaly
100.49003°
Mean anomaly
100.4237°
Eccentric anomaly
100.45686°
Mean motion
3.29053 °/min
Orbital period
109.4 mins
BSTAR
0.000084282
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Other satellites on launch #63 in the year 2014 (2014-10-20 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.YAOGAN 22 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. |
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| 12 mins | 2026-10-25 09:21:25.228Z | 131.276° SE | 2026-10-25 09:27:25.228Z | 67.481° ENE | 43.389° | 2026-10-25 09:33:25.228Z | 359.304° N |
| 11 mins | 2026-10-25 11:10:25.228Z | 204.942° SW | 2026-10-25 11:15:25.228Z | 264.563° W | 36.129° | 2026-10-25 11:21:25.228Z | 325.401° NNW |
| 12 mins | 2026-10-25 22:38:25.228Z | 34.572° NE | 2026-10-25 22:43:25.228Z | 92.548° ESE | 44.11° | 2026-10-25 22:50:25.228Z | 170.634° S |
| 11 mins | 2026-10-26 00:26:25.228Z | 353.092° N | 2026-10-26 00:31:25.228Z | 294.879° NW | 35.977° | 2026-10-26 00:37:25.228Z | 235.472° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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