YAOGAN 9A

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite YAOGAN 9A at a glance.

Uptime

5718

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: 107.013 minutes

Inclination: 63.3674 deg

SMA: 7466.505 km

Apoapsis: 1474.827 km

Periapsis: 701.913 km

RAAN: 238.3784 deg

Eccentricy: 0.05175871

Argument of periapsis: 19.9292 deg

Mean anomaly: 342.1156 deg

Mean motion: 13.45633272 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000293 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0002854248 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 7:11 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 28, 2025, 4:44 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 YAOGAN 9A

TLE line 1: 1 36413U 10009A 25301.19723228 .00000293 00000-0 28542-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 36413 63.3674 238.3784 0517587 19.9292 342.1156 13.45633272768759

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite YAOGAN 9A.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated 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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Launch to space Long March 4C | Yaogan-9
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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