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YAOGAN-30 07A
Chinese ELINT Naval Surveillance (Yaogan-30 Triplet) · CASC / PLA
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Lead satellite of the Yaogan-30 group 07 triplet, launched June 2020 — just three months after group 06, an acceleration back toward the program's faster early cadence. 2020 proved to be one of the busiest years yet for Yaogan-30, with two full triplets reaching orbit within a single quarter.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 351–354 mi (565–570 km)
- Inclination
- 35.0°
- One orbit
- 95.9 minutes15.0 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 45460
- Int’l designator
- 2020-021A
- Launched
- 2020
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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