YAOGAN-7

MilitaryLEOSSOPolarChina
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YAOGAN-7 is a military satellite, as listed in Jonathan McDowell's GCAT catalogue, with ownership listed as China in CelesTrak's catalogue, currently in low Earth orbit, around 625 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 97 minutes at an inclination of 98.0°. It was launched in 2009. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID
36110
COSPAR ID
2009-069A
Type
Military
Orbit
LEO
Perigee (lowest)
625 km
Apogee (highest)
660 km
Inclination
97.99°
Orbital period
97 min
Launch year
2009
Owner (CelesTrak)
China

Orbital data updated: 2026-10-18 · from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours.

Who operates it

ChinaLIVEMission ended about 21 Oct 2022
Optical imaging

GCAT lists it as Yaogan Weixing 7.

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for optical imaging and records its mission as ended about 21 Oct 2022 (17 Oct 2026).

Data: GCAT · CC BY 4.0 Class, mission and status adapted from GCAT by Jonathan McDowell, CC BY 4.0, data update 17 Oct 2026.

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About LEO orbit

Low Earth Orbit. Up to 2,000 km altitude. Where most satellites live including the ISS (~420 km), Starlink (~550 km), and Earth observation. Orbital period roughly 90 minutes.

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