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YAOGAN-31 03A
Chinese ELINT Naval Surveillance (JB-8 Triplet) · CASC / PLA
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Lead satellite of the third Yaogan-31 triplet, launched 2022 to continue expanding China's high-altitude naval ELINT surveillance family. By this third generation, Yaogan-31 had established a steady, roughly annual replenishment cadence distinct from the more variable, occasionally rapid-fire launch pattern of the lower-altitude Yaogan-30 program.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 594–766 mi (957–1,233 km)
- Inclination
- 63.4°
- One orbit
- 107.0 minutes13.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 47691
- Int’l designator
- 2021-014A
- Launched
- 2021
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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