YAOGAN-35 02A

MilitaryLEOChina
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YAOGAN-35 02A 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 490 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 94 minutes at an inclination of 35.0°. It was launched in 2022. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID
52907
COSPAR ID
2022-068A
Type
Military
Orbit
LEO
Perigee (lowest)
490 km
Apogee (highest)
503 km
Inclination
34.99°
Orbital period
94 min
Launch year
2022
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 35 02 zu 01 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.

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