Key statistics
Satellite YAOGAN 4 at a glance.
Uptime
6169
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for YAOGAN 4.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: YAOGAN 4
International designator: 2008-061A
Object number (NORAD): 33446
Object ID (CCSDS): 33446
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.137 minutes
Inclination: 97.9107 deg
SMA: 6999.743 km
Apoapsis: 632.624 km
Periapsis: 610.593 km
RAAN: 225.4106 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0015737
Argument of periapsis: 123.4698 deg
Mean anomaly: 236.8022 deg
Mean motion: 14.82448465 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002425 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00030841 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 11:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 6:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 YAOGAN 4
TLE line 1: 1 33446U 08061A 25294.76988168 .00002425 00000-0 30841-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 33446 97.9107 225.4106 0015737 123.4698 236.8022 14.82448465910336
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite YAOGAN 4.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Chinese Earth observation satellite, likely also used for military reconnaissance
YAOGAN 4 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2D | Yaogan Weixing 4’, on board a Long March 2D space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 1, 2008, 4:42 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 2D | Yaogan Weixing 4
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 1, 2008, 4:42 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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