2023-048A

MilitaryLEOChina

Track 2023-048A live

2023-048A 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 1,038 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 107 minutes at an inclination of 63.4°. It was launched in 2023. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 56157
COSPAR ID: 2023-048A
Type: Military
Orbit: LEO
Perigee (lowest): 1,038 km
Apogee (highest): 1,155 km
Inclination: 63.40°
Orbital period: 107 min
Launch year: 2023
Owner (CelesTrak): China

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

Who operates it

ChinaLIVEActive

Optical imaging

GCAT lists it as Yaogan 34-04.

Official description

“Yaogan-34 04 is mainly used for land survey, urban planning, land rights confirmation, road network design, crop yield estimation, disaster prevention and mitigation and similar fields.”

Xinhua, 31 Mar 2023

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遥感三十四号04星主要用于国土普查、城市规划、土地确权、路网设计、农作物估产和防灾减灾等领域。

“The satellite is mainly used for land survey, urban planning, land rights confirmation, road network design, crop yield estimation, disaster prevention and mitigation and similar fields.”

China National Space Administration, 31 Mar 2023

azmth's translation · Show original

该卫星主要用于国土普查、城市规划、土地确权、路网设计、农作物估产和防灾减灾等领域。

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for optical imaging 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.