Key statistics
Satellite YAOGAN 9A at a glance.
Uptime
5604
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
63.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for YAOGAN 9A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: YAOGAN 9A
International designator: 2010-009A
Object number (NORAD): 36413
Object ID (CCSDS): 36413
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 107.015 minutes
Inclination: 63.3673 deg
SMA: 7466.627 km
Apoapsis: 1467.907 km
Periapsis: 709.078 km
RAAN: 169.1172 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0508147
Argument of periapsis: 19.0948 deg
Mean anomaly: 342.8383 deg
Mean motion: 13.45600182 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000032 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000094696 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 6:11 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 YAOGAN 9A
TLE line 1: 1 36413U 10009A 25188.75796219 .00000032 00000-0 94696-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 36413 63.3673 169.1172 0508147 19.0948 342.8383 13.45600182753624
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite YAOGAN 9A.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
YAOGAN 9A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Yaogan-9’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on March 5, 2010, 4:55 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 4C | Yaogan-9
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 5, 2010, 4:55 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4C
Launch pad: Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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