Key statistics
Satellite YAOGAN 27 at a glance.
Uptime
3603
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
100.1
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for YAOGAN 27.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: YAOGAN 27
International designator: 2015-040A
Object number (NORAD): 40878
Object ID (CCSDS): 40878
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 109.418 minutes
Inclination: 100.0871 deg
SMA: 7577.979 km
Apoapsis: 1205.538 km
Periapsis: 1194.151 km
RAAN: 185.7647 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0007513
Argument of periapsis: 291.6195 deg
Mean anomaly: 68.4118 deg
Mean motion: 13.16050744 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000001 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010972 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, 10:56 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 YAOGAN 27
TLE line 1: 1 40878U 15040A 25188.95602334 -.00000001 00000-0 10972-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 40878 100.0871 185.7647 0007513 291.6195 68.4118 13.16050744472386
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite YAOGAN 27.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for YAOGAN 27, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
YAOGAN 27 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Yaogan-27’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 27, 2015, 2:31 a.m. from Launch Complex 9.
For more information about the launch, click the button.
Long March 4C | Yaogan-27
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 27, 2015, 2:31 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4C
Launch pad: Launch Complex 9
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
...
Latest news about this satellite
There are no fresh news available about this satellite. Check back as we update our databases every day.
Newsletter sign-up
Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.
