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YAOGAN-35 04A
Chinese Military Reconnaissance (Mixed-Sensor Group) · CASC / PLA
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Lead satellite of the Yaogan-35 group 04 formation, launched 2023 as China continued its rapid build-out of next-generation mixed-sensor reconnaissance satellites. Four Yaogan-35 groups within roughly a year of the program's debut suggests China intends this family to reach a scale comparable to or exceeding the eleven-generation Yaogan-30 program it likely succeeds.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 312–318 mi (503–512 km)
- Inclination
- 35.0°
- One orbit
- 94.6 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 53522
- Int’l designator
- 2022-100A
- Launched
- 2022
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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