CLASSIFIED
YAOGAN-7
Earth Observation (Dual-Use) · CNSA / PLA
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Part of China's Yaogan Earth observation constellation. The complete Yaogan fleet spans optical, radar, and signals intelligence variants and can revisit any point on Earth multiple times daily — a space-based surveillance capability that has fundamentally changed the strategic information balance in the Indo-Pacific.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 386–409 mi (621–658 km)
- Inclination
- 98.0°
- One orbit
- 97.4 minutes14.8 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 36110
- Int’l designator
- 2009-069A
- Launched
- 2009
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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