Key statistics
Satellite YAOGAN-34 at a glance.
Uptime
1593
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-34.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: YAOGAN-34
International designator: 2021-037A
Object number (NORAD): 48340
Object ID (CCSDS): 48340
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 107.031 minutes
Inclination: 63.4034 deg
SMA: 7467.344 km
Apoapsis: 1136.124 km
Periapsis: 1042.293 km
RAAN: 149.526 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00628271
Argument of periapsis: 354.908 deg
Mean anomaly: 5.13 deg
Mean motion: 13.45406637 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000016 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0001237533 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, 3:43 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 YAOGAN-34
TLE line 1: 1 48340U 21037A 25251.65506291 -.00000016 00000-0 12375-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 48340 63.4034 149.5260 0062827 354.9080 5.1300 13.45406637214120
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite YAOGAN-34.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Officially described as an optical remote-sensing satellite built by SAST.
YAOGAN-34 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Yaogan 34’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on April 30, 2021, 7:27 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 4C | Yaogan 34
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 30, 2021, 7:27 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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Latest news about this satellite
China launches military observation satellite
China launched an optical Earth observation satellite April 30, beginning a mission designed to provide detailed reconnaissance imagery to the Chinese military.
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