Key statistics
Satellite YAOGAN-31 J at a glance.
Uptime
1658
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
63.4
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for YAOGAN-31 J.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: YAOGAN-31 J
International designator: 2021-014E
Object number (NORAD): 47695
Object ID (CCSDS): 47695
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 107.03 minutes
Inclination: 63.4032 deg
SMA: 7467.304 km
Apoapsis: 1202.672 km
Periapsis: 975.667 km
RAAN: 201.2467 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01519992
Argument of periapsis: 359.8017 deg
Mean anomaly: 0.2925 deg
Mean motion: 13.45417215 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000041 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000078050716 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 2:54 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 YAOGAN-31 J
TLE line 1: 1 47695U 21014E 25251.62124936 -.00000041 00000-0 78051-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 47695 63.4032 201.2467 0151999 359.8017 0.2925 13.45417215222849
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite YAOGAN-31 J.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
YAOGAN-31 J was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Yaogan-31-03’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 24, 2021, 2:22 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 4C | Yaogan-31-03
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 24, 2021, 2:22 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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