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YAOGAN-30 11A
Chinese ELINT Naval Surveillance (Yaogan-30 Triplet) · CASC / PLA
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Lead satellite of the Yaogan-30 group 11 triplet, launched 2023 — the program's eleventh generation and, as of this deployment, its most recent numbered expansion before China's newer Yaogan-35 and Yaogan-36 satellite families began appearing in similar low-altitude orbits, suggesting Yaogan-30's role may gradually transition to these successor programs.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 351–355 mi (564–571 km)
- Inclination
- 35.0°
- One orbit
- 95.9 minutes15.0 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 49026
- Int’l designator
- 2021-065A
- Launched
- 2021
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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