Key statistics
Satellite YAOGAN 7 at a glance.
Uptime
5689
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for YAOGAN 7.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: YAOGAN 7
International designator: 2009-069A
Object number (NORAD): 36110
Object ID (CCSDS): 36110
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.465 minutes
Inclination: 98.0527 deg
SMA: 7015.525 km
Apoapsis: 655.785 km
Periapsis: 618.995 km
RAAN: 69.8842 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0026221
Argument of periapsis: 73.4109 deg
Mean anomaly: 286.9977 deg
Mean motion: 14.77448999 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.000004 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000063298 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 4:34 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 YAOGAN 7
TLE line 1: 1 36110U 09069A 25187.69053085 .00000400 00000-0 63298-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 36110 98.0527 69.8842 0026221 73.4109 286.9977 14.77448999838647
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite YAOGAN 7.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Chinese Earth observation satellite, likely also used for military reconnaissance
YAOGAN 7 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2D | Yaogan Weixing 7’, on board a Long March 2D space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 9, 2009, 8:42 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 2D | Yaogan Weixing 7
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 9, 2009, 8:42 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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