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YAOGAN-35 03A, 53316

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-35 03A, 53316 is a payload satellite owned by PLA GAD (CN) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 29 Jul 2022 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

53316, 2022-088A

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)

2022-07-29 (4 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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 YAOGAN-35 03A
1 53316U 22088A   26171.01237147  .00695330  21058-3  13962-2 0  9998
2 53316  35.0129  17.8136 0007054   0.2904 359.7838 15.98630453218566

Epoch: 2026-06-20T00:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T00:17:48.895Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

105.1268°

Altitude

272.396 km

Speed

7.749 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 11m 15s

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

21:24:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

286.27 km

Perigee altitude

276.874 km

Semi-major axis

6,659.709 km

Eccentricity

0.00071

Inclination

35.0129°

RAAN

17.8136°

Arg. of periapsis

0.2904°

True anomaly

359.78349°

Mean anomaly

359.7838°

Eccentric anomaly

359.78365°

Mean motion

3.99356 °/min

Orbital period

90.15 mins

BSTAR

0.0013962

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YAOGAN-35 03A, 53316

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T00:17:48.895Z)

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