YAOGAN-50 02, 68196
Orbit data source: Space-Track
YAOGAN-50 02, 68196 is a payload satellite owned by Zhongguo Xingwang (CN) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 15 Mar 2026 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 6A launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
CAST
Mission
Operational Defense Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
YG50, Unknown motor
Mass
~1,500 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
14.304 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago
TLE from 14 hours ago
0 YAOGAN-50 02
1 68196U 26051A 26287.20014420 .00000313 00000-0 11418-3 0 9997
2 68196 141.9913 182.3785 0000832 249.2135 110.8496 13.83262336 29482Epoch: 2026-10-14T04:48Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-14T04:48:12.458Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
87.57331°
Altitude
951.831 km
Speed
7.378 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 09m 30s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:46:44
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
955.544 km
Perigee altitude
954.324 km
Semi-major axis
7,333.071 km
Eccentricity
0.00008
Inclination
141.9913°
RAAN
182.3785°
Arg. of periapsis
249.2135°
True anomaly
110.85851°
Mean anomaly
110.8496°
Eccentric anomaly
110.85405°
Mean motion
3.45632 °/min
Orbital period
104.16 mins
BSTAR
0.00011418
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Other satellites on launch #51 in the year 2026 (2026-03-15 UTC)
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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. |
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| 4 mins | 2026-10-15 07:25:49.385Z | 123.295° SE | 2026-10-15 07:27:49.385Z | 145.247° SSE | 13.619° | 2026-10-15 07:29:49.385Z | 167.171° S |
| 9 mins | 2026-10-15 09:02:49.385Z | 96.319° ESE | 2026-10-15 09:06:49.385Z | 155.072° SSE | 37.197° | 2026-10-15 09:11:49.385Z | 221.425° SW |
| 9 mins | 2026-10-15 10:41:49.385Z | 91.274° ESE | 2026-10-15 10:45:49.385Z | 182.169° SSW | 66.657° | 2026-10-15 10:50:49.385Z | 251.301° W |
| 10 mins | 2026-10-15 12:19:49.385Z | 99.637° ESE | 2026-10-15 12:23:49.385Z | 147.664° SSE | 72.276° | 2026-10-15 12:29:49.385Z | 269.401° W |
| 9 mins | 2026-10-15 13:58:49.385Z | 127.18° SE | 2026-10-15 14:02:49.385Z | 196.711° SSW | 52.361° | 2026-10-15 14:07:49.385Z | 271.731° WNW |
| 7 mins | 2026-10-15 15:38:49.385Z | 170.477° S | 2026-10-15 15:41:49.385Z | 210.792° SW | 23.701° | 2026-10-15 15:45:49.385Z | 258.736° W |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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