CLASSIFIED
YAOGAN-19
Chinese Military Reconnaissance · CASC / PLA
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Yaogan-19, a Chinese reconnaissance satellite launched in 2013 into a 100° super-synchronous orbit. Like many individually-numbered Yaogan satellites outside the well-documented ELINT triplet families, Yaogan-19's specific sensor payload and precise mission role have not been officially disclosed, though its orbital parameters are consistent with an imaging role.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 745–754 mi (1,199–1,213 km)
- Inclination
- 100.1°
- One orbit
- 109.4 minutes13.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 39410
- Int’l designator
- 2013-065A
- Launched
- 2013
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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- YAOGAN-2Chinese Military Reconnaissance (Assessed Optical)
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- YAOGAN-20 01BChinese ELINT Naval Surveillance (JB-8 Triplet)
- YAOGAN-20 01CChinese ELINT Naval Surveillance (JB-8 Triplet)
- YAOGAN-21Earth Observation (Dual-Use)
- YAOGAN-22Earth Observation (Dual-Use)