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YAOGAN-33 02, 53698

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-33 02, 53698 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 02 Sep 2022 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

53698, 2022-106A

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Strategic Support Troops (CN)

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Operational Defense Radar Imaging

Bus & Motor

JB-9, Unknown motor

Mass

1,040 kg wet, 1,040 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-09-02 (4 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, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

4.795 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-33 02
1 53698U 22106A   26172.51716316  .00000079  00000-0  26708-4 0  9993
2 53698  98.1812 180.3150 0002919 121.9795 238.1688 14.58726729202354

Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:24:42.897Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

84.41997°

Altitude

701.362 km

Speed

7.505 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 01m 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

21:27:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

696.435 km

Perigee altitude

692.306 km

Semi-major axis

7,072.507 km

Eccentricity

0.00029

Inclination

98.1812°

RAAN

180.315°

Arg. of periapsis

121.9795°

True anomaly

238.14039°

Mean anomaly

238.1688°

Eccentric anomaly

238.15459°

Mean motion

3.64908 °/min

Orbital period

98.66 mins

BSTAR

0.000026708

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YAOGAN-33 02 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.
7 mins	2026-06-22 13:41:25.897Z	2.047° NNE	2026-06-22 13:44:25.897Z	283.761° WNW	42.135°	2026-06-22 13:48:25.897Z	206.219° SW
7 mins	2026-06-23 00:45:25.897Z	179.865° S	2026-06-23 00:48:25.897Z	239.902° WSW	42.063°	2026-06-23 00:52:25.897Z	339.003° N

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YAOGAN-33 02, 53698

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: 2026-06-21T12:24:42.897Z)

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