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YAOGAN-35 A, 49390

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-35 A, 49390 is a payload satellite owned by PLA GAD (CN) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 06 Nov 2021 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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

49390, 2021-101A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

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

Manufacturer

DFH

Mission

Operational Defense Sigint

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-11-06 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2D

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

11.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-35 A
1 49390U 21101A   26172.54872778  .00005655  00000-0  21130-3 0  9997
2 49390  34.9908 248.3339 0005531  53.2969 306.8254 15.26688944257544

Epoch: 2026-06-21T13:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T13:10:10.080Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

141.04446°

Altitude

482.349 km

Speed

7.628 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 33m 20s

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

21:33:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

492.774 km

Perigee altitude

485.177 km

Semi-major axis

6,867.112 km

Eccentricity

0.00055

Inclination

34.9908°

RAAN

248.3339°

Arg. of periapsis

53.2969°

True anomaly

306.77464°

Mean anomaly

306.8254°

Eccentric anomaly

306.80002°

Mean motion

3.81401 °/min

Orbital period

94.39 mins

BSTAR

0.0002113

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Other satellites on launch #101 in the year 2021 (2021-11-06 UTC)

CZ-2D R/B, 49392 (Decayed)

YAOGAN-35 B, 49391 (Decayed)

CZ-2D DEB, 49394 (Decayed)

YAOGAN-35 C, 49393

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YAOGAN-35 A 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.
6 mins	2026-06-22 11:30:26.005Z	247.879° W	2026-06-22 11:33:26.005Z	177.504° S	30.993°	2026-06-22 11:36:26.005Z	117.673° SE
5 mins	2026-06-23 09:24:26.005Z	220.73° SW	2026-06-23 09:26:26.005Z	174.523° S	27.003°	2026-06-23 09:29:26.005Z	109.883° ESE

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YAOGAN-35 A, 49390

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T13:10:10.080Z)

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Other satellites on launch #101 in the year 2021 (2021-11-06 UTC)

YAOGAN-35 A Visibility forecast

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