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YAOGAN-36 01A, 53943

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-36 01A, 53943 is a payload satellite owned by PLA GAD (CN) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 26 Sep 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

53943, 2022-120A

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)

2022-09-26 (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: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-36 01A
1 53943U 22120A   26172.53061292  .00006477  00000-0  26395-3 0  9999
2 53943  34.9905 257.4348 0004485  28.6862 331.4098 15.23776568207975

Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:44:04.956Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

156.68451°

Altitude

490.662 km

Speed

7.623 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 09m 44s

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

21:32:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

500.798 km

Perigee altitude

494.631 km

Semi-major axis

6,875.851 km

Eccentricity

0.00045

Inclination

34.9905°

RAAN

257.4348°

Arg. of periapsis

28.6862°

True anomaly

331.38519°

Mean anomaly

331.4098°

Eccentric anomaly

331.3975°

Mean motion

3.80674 °/min

Orbital period

94.57 mins

BSTAR

0.00026395

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Other satellites on launch #120 in the year 2022 (2022-09-26 UTC)

CZ-2D DEB, 53944 (Decayed)

CZ-2D R/B, 53945 (Decayed)

YAOGAN-36 01C, 53947

YAOGAN-36 01B, 53946 (Decayed)

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YAOGAN-36 01A 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 11:03:23.602Z	240.076° WSW	2026-06-22 11:06:23.602Z	182.304° SSW	30.61°	2026-06-22 11:09:23.602Z	111.565° ESE
5 mins	2026-06-22 12:44:23.602Z	234.847° WSW	2026-06-22 12:46:23.602Z	176.561° S	28.114°	2026-06-22 12:49:23.602Z	125.21° SE
4 mins	2026-06-23 09:01:23.602Z	187.027° SSW	2026-06-23 09:02:23.602Z	166.354° S	18.95°	2026-06-23 09:05:23.602Z	112.785° SE

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YAOGAN-36 01A, 53943

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: 2026-06-21T12:44:04.956Z)

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Other satellites on launch #120 in the year 2022 (2022-09-26 UTC)

YAOGAN-36 01A Visibility forecast

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