Key statistics
Satellite YAOGAN-31 A at a glance.
Uptime
2646
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-31 A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: YAOGAN-31 A
International designator: 2018-034A
Object number (NORAD): 43275
Object ID (CCSDS): 43275
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 107.03 minutes
Inclination: 63.396 deg
SMA: 7467.323 km
Apoapsis: 1271.811 km
Periapsis: 906.565 km
RAAN: 257.2388 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0244563
Argument of periapsis: 6.3381 deg
Mean anomaly: 354.0643 deg
Mean motion: 13.45412278 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000058 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000045431 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, 6:55 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 YAOGAN-31 A
TLE line 1: 1 43275U 18034A 25188.78875586 -.00000058 00000-0 45431-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 43275 63.3960 257.2388 0244563 6.3381 354.0643 13.45412278355768
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite YAOGAN-31 A.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
YAOGAN-31 A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | 3 x Yaogan-31-01’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on April 10, 2018, 4:25 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 4C | 3 x Yaogan-31-01
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 10, 2018, 4:25 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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