YAOGAN-17 01C

MilitaryLEOChina

YAOGAN-17 01C 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 769 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 107 minutes at an inclination of 63.4°. It was launched in 2013. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 39241
COSPAR ID: 2013-046C
Type: Military
Orbit: LEO
Perigee (lowest): 769 km
Apogee (highest): 1,423 km
Inclination: 63.38°
Orbital period: 107 min
Launch year: 2013
Owner (CelesTrak): China

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

Who operates it

ChinaLIVEMission ended 16 Dec 2022

Signals intelligence

GCAT lists it as Yaogan Weixing 17 fu xing er.

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for signals intelligence and records its mission as ended on 16 Dec 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.