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YAOGAN-36 01C, 53947

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-36 01C, 53947 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

53947, 2022-120E

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

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

Manufacturer

SAST

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 01C
1 53947U 22120E   26172.51178887  .00011726  00000-0  30575-3 0  9998
2 53947  35.0020 210.3478 0003873 190.4364 169.6275 15.38002297208466

Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:16:58.558Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

116.39275°

Altitude

453.519 km

Speed

7.641 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 01m 23s

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

21:31:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

457.935 km

Perigee altitude

452.642 km

Semi-major axis

6,833.425 km

Eccentricity

0.00039

Inclination

35.002°

RAAN

210.3478°

Arg. of periapsis

190.4364°

True anomaly

169.63549°

Mean anomaly

169.6275°

Eccentric anomaly

169.63149°

Mean motion

3.84225 °/min

Orbital period

93.7 mins

BSTAR

0.00030575

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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 01B, 53946 (Decayed)

YAOGAN-36 01A, 53943

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YAOGAN-36 01C 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.
4 mins	2026-06-22 10:32:54.736Z	237.63° WSW	2026-06-22 10:34:54.736Z	194.58° SSW	19.883°	2026-06-22 10:36:54.736Z	154.221° SSE
4 mins	2026-06-23 06:37:54.736Z	207.607° SW	2026-06-23 06:39:54.736Z	155.321° SSE	23.575°	2026-06-23 06:41:54.736Z	114.673° SE
5 mins	2026-06-23 08:15:54.736Z	238.568° WSW	2026-06-23 08:17:54.736Z	184.399° SSW	30.612°	2026-06-23 08:20:54.736Z	115.986° SE
4 mins	2026-06-23 09:54:54.736Z	231.266° WSW	2026-06-23 09:55:54.736Z	208.941° SW	20.788°	2026-06-23 09:58:54.736Z	146.055° SSE

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YAOGAN-36 01C, 53947

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: 2026-06-21T12:16:58.558Z)

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

YAOGAN-36 01C Visibility forecast

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