Key statistics
Satellite YAOGAN-47 at a glance.
Uptime
31
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for YAOGAN-47.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: YAOGAN-47
International designator: 2025-289A
Object number (NORAD): 66988
Object ID (CCSDS): 66988
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.514 minutes
Inclination: 97.5216 deg
SMA: 6873.16 km
Apoapsis: 495.788 km
Periapsis: 494.261 km
RAAN: 78.5282 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00011109
Argument of periapsis: 120.2987 deg
Mean anomaly: 239.836 deg
Mean motion: 15.23589946 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004342 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00018449858 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Jan. 8, 2026, 5:41 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Jan. 8, 2026, 8:15 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 YAOGAN-47
TLE line 1: 1 66988U 25289A 26008.34390351 .00004342 00000-0 18450-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 66988 97.5216 78.5282 0001111 120.2987 239.8360 15.23589946 4595
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite YAOGAN-47.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The Yaogan 47 is a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.
YAOGAN-47 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4B | Yaogan 47’, on board a Long March 4B space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 9, 2025, 3:41 a.m. from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 4B | Yaogan 47
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 9, 2025, 3:41 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4B
Launch pad: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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