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YAOGAN-30 09A
Chinese ELINT Naval Surveillance (Yaogan-30 Triplet) · CASC / PLA
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Lead satellite of the Yaogan-30 group 09 triplet, launched 2021 to continue the lower-altitude ELINT program's steady expansion. By this ninth generation, Yaogan-30 had been operational for four years, with the pace of new triplet additions settling into a predictable, sustained rhythm that showed no signs of the program winding down.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 351–355 mi (565–571 km)
- Inclination
- 35.0°
- One orbit
- 95.9 minutes15.0 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 48423
- Int’l designator
- 2021-039A
- Launched
- 2021
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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