YAOGAN-35 04A, 53522
Orbit data source: Space-Track
YAOGAN-35 04A, 53522 is a payload satellite owned by PLA GAD (CN) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 19 Aug 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
DFH
Mission
Operational Defense Sigint
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 2.5 m
Radar Cross Section
11.063 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 YAOGAN-35 04A
1 53522U 22100A 26172.31627707 .00007950 00000-0 33164-3 0 9994
2 53522 35.0116 25.8277 0005268 301.0630 58.9568 15.22946147213895Epoch: 2026-06-21T07:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T07:35:26.338Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
2.44966°
Altitude
494.002 km
Speed
7.621 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 43m 18s
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
21:27:18
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
503.831 km
Perigee altitude
496.584 km
Semi-major axis
6,878.345 km
Eccentricity
0.00053
Inclination
35.0116°
RAAN
25.8277°
Arg. of periapsis
301.063°
True anomaly
59.00854°
Mean anomaly
58.9568°
Eccentric anomaly
58.98267°
Mean motion
3.80467 °/min
Orbital period
94.62 mins
BSTAR
0.00033164
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Other satellites on launch #100 in the year 2022 (2022-08-19 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-35 04A 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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| 5 mins | 2026-06-22 18:29:18.077Z | 210.727° SW | 2026-06-22 18:31:18.077Z | 162.133° S | 25.487° | 2026-06-22 18:34:18.077Z | 107.401° ESE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-22 20:08:18.077Z | 241.285° WSW | 2026-06-22 20:10:18.077Z | 195.008° SSW | 31.717° | 2026-06-22 20:13:18.077Z | 118.198° SE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-22 21:48:18.077Z | 235.833° WSW | 2026-06-22 21:50:18.077Z | 189.952° SSW | 22.887° | 2026-06-22 21:52:18.077Z | 150.057° SSE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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