YAOGAN-30 08C

MilitaryLEOChina

YAOGAN-30 08C 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 560 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 96 minutes at an inclination of 35.0°. It was launched in 2020. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 46809
COSPAR ID: 2020-076C
Type: Military
Orbit: LEO
Perigee (lowest): 560 km
Apogee (highest): 568 km
Inclination: 35.00°
Orbital period: 96 min
Launch year: 2020
Owner (CelesTrak): China

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

Who operates it

ChinaLIVEActive

Signals intelligence

GCAT lists it as Yaogan 30 hao 07 zu 03 xing.

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for signals intelligence and records it as active (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.