Key statistics
Satellite YAOGAN-31 C at a glance.
Uptime
2804
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 C.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: YAOGAN-31 C
International designator: 2018-034C
Object number (NORAD): 43277
Object ID (CCSDS): 43277
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 107.03 minutes
Inclination: 63.3956 deg
SMA: 7467.285 km
Apoapsis: 1282.384 km
Periapsis: 895.916 km
RAAN: 211.4719 deg
Eccentricy: 0.02587744
Argument of periapsis: 6.557 deg
Mean anomaly: 353.8736 deg
Mean motion: 13.45422528 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000096 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00025708736 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:53 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 YAOGAN-31 C
TLE line 1: 1 43277U 18034C 25346.28696568 .00000096 00000-0 25709-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 43277 63.3956 211.4719 0258774 6.5570 353.8736 13.45422528377095
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite YAOGAN-31 C.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
YAOGAN-31 C 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 94 (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 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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