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YAOGAN-36 01C
Chinese Military SAR Imaging (Assessed Triplet Constellation) · CASC / PLA
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Part of the first Yaogan-36 formation, one of the satellites establishing China's newest SAR reconnaissance program. Flying as a coordinated group with Yaogan-36's sister satellites provides faster revisit time over any target than a single satellite could achieve alone — potentially imaging the same ship or military installation multiple times per orbital pass.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 281–283 mi (452–456 km)
- Inclination
- 35.0°
- One orbit
- 93.5 minutes15.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 53947
- Int’l designator
- 2022-120E
- Launched
- 2022
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
More classified
- YAOGAN-36 02AChinese Military SAR Imaging (Assessed Triplet Constellation)
- YAOGAN-36 02BChinese Military SAR Imaging (Assessed Triplet Constellation)
- YAOGAN-36 02CChinese Military SAR Imaging (Assessed Triplet Constellation)
- YAOGAN-36 03AChinese Military SAR Imaging (Assessed Triplet Constellation)
- YAOGAN-36 03BChinese Military SAR Imaging (Assessed Triplet Constellation)
- YAOGAN-36 03CChinese Military SAR Imaging (Assessed Triplet Constellation)