Key statistics
Satellite YAOGAN-33 02 at a glance.
Uptime
983
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for YAOGAN-33 02.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: YAOGAN-33 02
International designator: 2022-106A
Object number (NORAD): 53698
Object ID (CCSDS): 53698
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.7 minutes
Inclination: 98.1837 deg
SMA: 7074.631 km
Apoapsis: 699.075 km
Periapsis: 693.916 km
RAAN: 140.7168 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0003646
Argument of periapsis: 30.429 deg
Mean anomaly: 329.712 deg
Mean motion: 14.58972472 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000202 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000052752 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 2:31 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 10:38 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 YAOGAN-33 02
TLE line 1: 1 53698U 22106A 25131.94306331 .00000202 00000-0 52752-4 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 53698 98.1837 140.7168 0003646 30.4290 329.7120 14.58972472143228
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite YAOGAN-33 02.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The Yaogan 33-02 is a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purpose.
YAOGAN-33 02 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Yaogan 33-02’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 2, 2022, 11:44 p.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 4C | Yaogan 33-02
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 2, 2022, 11:44 p.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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