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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

40338, 2014-080A

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

JB-8, Unknown motor

Mass

~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-12-10 (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: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 YAOGAN 25A
1 40338U 14080A   26172.51789191 -.00000136  00000-0 -50685-4 0  9990
2 40338  63.3890 299.6246 0366955   9.1776 351.5720 13.45412604566247

Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:25:45.861Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

-156.53348°

Altitude

820.097 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 58m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

21:37:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,361.987 km

Perigee altitude

814.039 km

Semi-major axis

7,466.15 km

Eccentricity

0.0367

Inclination

63.389°

RAAN

299.6246°

Arg. of periapsis

9.1776°

True anomaly

350.92647°

Mean anomaly

351.572°

Eccentric anomaly

351.25224°

Mean motion

3.36433 °/min

Orbital period

107.01 mins

BSTAR

-0.000050685

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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.
9 mins	2026-06-22 11:48:28.741Z	265.997° W	2026-06-22 11:53:28.741Z	327.211° NNW	23.097°	2026-06-22 11:57:28.741Z	11.822° NNE
11 mins	2026-06-22 17:28:28.741Z	348.168° N	2026-06-22 17:33:28.741Z	42.786° NE	27.554°	2026-06-22 17:39:28.741Z	99.397° ESE
14 mins	2026-06-22 19:18:28.741Z	319.801° NNW	2026-06-22 19:24:28.741Z	245.307° WSW	43.119°	2026-06-22 19:32:28.741Z	159.379° S
4 mins	2026-06-22 21:12:28.741Z	269.142° W	2026-06-22 21:14:28.741Z	253.3° W	12.621°	2026-06-22 21:16:28.741Z	238.052° WSW
8 mins	2026-06-23 09:09:28.741Z	162.656° S	2026-06-23 09:12:28.741Z	117.721° SE	27.299°	2026-06-23 09:17:28.741Z	54.068° ENE

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YAOGAN 25A, 40338

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:25:45.861Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #80 in the year 2014 (2014-12-10 UTC)

YAOGAN 25A Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago