Key statistics
Satellite YAOGAN 7 at a glance.
Uptime
5751
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.0
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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: 97.46 minutes
Inclination: 98.0412 deg
SMA: 7015.287 km
Apoapsis: 653.741 km
Periapsis: 620.563 km
RAAN: 132.0004 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00236465
Argument of periapsis: 230.3316 deg
Mean anomaly: 129.5809 deg
Mean motion: 14.77524163 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000088 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013030736 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 10:17 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 YAOGAN 7
TLE line 1: 1 36110U 09069A 25249.92850371 .00000880 00000-0 13031-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 36110 98.0412 132.0004 0023646 230.3316 129.5809 14.77524163847795
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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