Key statistics
Satellite YAOGAN 2 at a glance.
Uptime
6618
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for YAOGAN 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: YAOGAN 2
International designator: 2007-019A
Object number (NORAD): 31490
Object ID (CCSDS): 31490
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.165 minutes
Inclination: 98.3013 deg
SMA: 7001.121 km
Apoapsis: 637.137 km
Periapsis: 608.835 km
RAAN: 31.0097 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0020212
Argument of periapsis: 314.054 deg
Mean anomaly: 45.9007 deg
Mean motion: 14.8201082 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000695 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000094694 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 1:15 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 YAOGAN 2
TLE line 1: 1 31490U 07019A 25187.55248286 .00000695 00000-0 94694-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 31490 98.3013 31.0097 0020212 314.0540 45.9007 14.82010820976404
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite YAOGAN 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Chinese Earth observation satellite likely also used for military reconnaissance
YAOGAN 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2D | Yaogan Weixing 2’, on board a Long March 2D space rocket.
The launch took place on May 25, 2007, 7:12 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 2D | Yaogan Weixing 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 25, 2007, 7:12 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2D
Launch pad: Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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