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YAOGAN-32 02A
Chinese Military Satellite (Assessed SAR Pair) · CASC / PLA
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Lead satellite of the second Yaogan-32 pair, launched in 2021 to expand China's paired radar reconnaissance capability first established with the 2019 Yaogan-32 formation. The consistent two-satellite grouping across both Yaogan-32 generations continues to suggest an interferometric SAR mission distinct from the country's ELINT triplet naval surveillance program.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 425 mi (683–684 km)
- Inclination
- 98.3°
- One orbit
- 98.3 minutes14.7 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 49383
- Int’l designator
- 2021-099A
- Launched
- 2021
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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- YAOGAN-32 02BChinese Military Satellite (Assessed SAR Pair)
- YAOGAN-32 AChinese Military Satellite (Assessed SAR Pair)
- YAOGAN-32 BChinese Military Satellite (Assessed SAR Pair)
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- YAOGAN-33 03Chinese Military SAR Reconnaissance