YAOGAN 25A, 40338
Orbit data source: Space-Track
YAOGAN 25A, 40338 is a payload satellite owned by PLA GAD (CN) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 10 Dec 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
CAST
Mission
Operational Defense Sigint
Bus & Motor
JB-8, Unknown motor
Mass
~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.446 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 YAOGAN 25A
1 40338U 14080A 26295.89962995 -.00000091 00000-0 -20179-6 0 9999
2 40338 63.3888 341.6917 0377800 9.7885 351.0240 13.45420413582848Epoch: 2026-10-22T21:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-22T21:35:28.027Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-13.50299°
Altitude
812.512 km
Speed
7.585 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 46m 46s
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
23:07:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,370.054 km
Perigee altitude
805.914 km
Semi-major axis
7,466.121 km
Eccentricity
0.03778
Inclination
63.3888°
RAAN
341.6917°
Arg. of periapsis
9.7885°
True anomaly
350.31558°
Mean anomaly
351.024°
Eccentric anomaly
350.67319°
Mean motion
3.36435 °/min
Orbital period
107 mins
BSTAR
-2.0179e-7
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Other satellites on launch #80 in the year 2014 (2014-12-10 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 25A 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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| 10 mins | 2026-10-23 04:51:07.397Z | 197.732° SSW | 2026-10-23 04:56:07.397Z | 92.05° ESE | 61.163° | 2026-10-23 05:01:07.397Z | 40.075° NE |
| 8 mins | 2026-10-23 06:43:07.397Z | 276.142° WNW | 2026-10-23 06:47:07.397Z | 329.108° NNW | 24.048° | 2026-10-23 06:51:07.397Z | 12.155° NNE |
| 11 mins | 2026-10-23 12:22:07.397Z | 348.63° N | 2026-10-23 12:27:07.397Z | 44.702° NE | 32.553° | 2026-10-23 12:33:07.397Z | 101.073° ESE |
| 14 mins | 2026-10-23 14:12:07.397Z | 318.756° NNW | 2026-10-23 14:18:07.397Z | 239.28° WSW | 67.008° | 2026-10-23 14:26:07.397Z | 160.786° S |
| 4 mins | 2026-10-23 16:06:07.397Z | 267.981° W | 2026-10-23 16:08:07.397Z | 252.48° W | 12.212° | 2026-10-23 16:10:07.397Z | 237.698° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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