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YAOGAN 45, 65563

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN 45, 65563 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) that was launched on Tue, 09 Sep 2025 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 7A launch vehicle from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC). 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

65563, 2025-202A

Orbit

Active

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Strategic Support Troops (CN)

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Operational Defense Imaging

Bus & Motor

FY-4?, LAE

Mass

~5,000 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-09-09 (9 months ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 7A

Launch site

Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 days ago

TLE from 4 days ago

0 YAOGAN 45
1 65563U 25202A   26167.49958675 -.00000005  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 65563  19.9407 218.1761 0007928 236.9500 123.0180  5.31206493 12050

Epoch: 2026-06-16T11:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-16T11:59:24.295Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

133.57248°

Altitude

7,501.44 km

Speed

5.359 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 32m 46s

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

07:19:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

7,510.279 km

Perigee altitude

7,488.275 km

Semi-major axis

13,877.414 km

Eccentricity

0.00079

Inclination

19.9407°

RAAN

218.1761°

Arg. of periapsis

236.95°

True anomaly

123.09414°

Mean anomaly

123.018°

Eccentric anomaly

123.05607°

Mean motion

1.32764 °/min

Orbital period

271.16 mins

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Other satellites on launch #202 in the year 2025 (2025-09-09 UTC)

CZ-7A R/B, 65564 (Decayed)

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YAOGAN 45 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.
83 mins	2026-06-21 04:42:58.219Z	220.984° SW	2026-06-21 05:24:58.219Z	156.545° SSE	33.712°	2026-06-21 06:05:58.219Z	94.657° ESE
86 mins	2026-06-21 10:00:58.219Z	256.201° W	2026-06-21 10:42:58.219Z	189.382° SSW	38.622°	2026-06-21 11:26:58.219Z	119.4° SE
66 mins	2026-06-21 15:29:58.219Z	258.462° W	2026-06-21 16:01:58.219Z	211.792° SW	22.663°	2026-06-21 16:35:58.219Z	162.238° S

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YAOGAN 45, 65563

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-16T11:59:24.295Z)

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YAOGAN 45 Visibility forecast

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