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YAOGAN-36 03C, 54376

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-36 03C, 54376 is a payload satellite owned by PLA GAD (CN) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 27 Nov 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

54376, 2022-160E

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)

2022-11-27 (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-36 03C
1 54376U 22160E   26171.42463241  .00000203  00000-0  10015-4 0  9995
2 54376  35.0090 319.1806 0006026  70.3278 289.8087 15.22997587198547

Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:11:28.240Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-102.3265°

Altitude

494.312 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 16m 43s

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

00:25:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

504.198 km

Perigee altitude

495.909 km

Semi-major axis

6,878.191 km

Eccentricity

0.0006

Inclination

35.009°

RAAN

319.1806°

Arg. of periapsis

70.3278°

True anomaly

289.74372°

Mean anomaly

289.8087°

Eccentric anomaly

289.77621°

Mean motion

3.8048 °/min

Orbital period

94.62 mins

BSTAR

0.000010015

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Other satellites on launch #160 in the year 2022 (2022-11-27 UTC)

CZ-2D R/B, 54373 (Decayed)

CZ-2D DEB, 54375 (Decayed)

YAOGAN-36 03B, 54374

YAOGAN-36 03A, 54372

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YAOGAN-36 03C 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 14:24:32.630Z	234.734° WSW	2026-06-22 14:27:32.630Z	169.332° S	29.784°	2026-06-22 14:30:32.630Z	108.479° ESE
5 mins	2026-06-22 16:04:32.630Z	245.467° WSW	2026-06-22 16:06:32.630Z	202.543° SW	29.324°	2026-06-22 16:09:32.630Z	127.58° SE

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YAOGAN-36 03C, 54376

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:11:28.240Z)

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