CLASSIFIED
YAOGAN-28
Earth Observation (Dual-Use) · CNSA / PLA
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One of China's Yaogan Earth observation satellites. The complete fleet's ability to revisit any global target multiple times daily using optical, radar, and signals intelligence sensors simultaneously represents a surveillance capability that has permanently altered the information environment in the Indo-Pacific region.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 297–305 mi (478–491 km)
- Inclination
- 97.3°
- One orbit
- 94.1 minutes15.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 41026
- Int’l designator
- 2015-064A
- Launched
- 2015
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
More classified
- YAOGAN-29Earth Observation (Dual-Use)
- YAOGAN-3Earth Observation (Dual-Use)
- YAOGAN-30 01Chinese Military Reconnaissance
- YAOGAN-30 02AChinese ELINT Naval Surveillance (Triplet Formation)
- YAOGAN-30 02BChinese ELINT Naval Surveillance (Yaogan-30 Triplet)
- YAOGAN-30 02CChinese ELINT Naval Surveillance (Yaogan-30 Triplet)