CLASSIFIED
YAOGAN-34 03
Chinese Military Reconnaissance (Assessed ELINT) · CASC / PLA
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Yaogan-34 (03), the third satellite bearing this designation, launched into the same 63.4° high-altitude orbital regime as its two solo predecessors. Unlike China's ELINT triplet programs, Yaogan-34 satellites have consistently deployed alone rather than in three-satellite formations — an unusual pattern for this orbital band that continues to draw attention from analysts assessing whether China is testing a single-satellite alternative to its established triangulation-based naval surveillance model.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 656–705 mi (1,055–1,135 km)
- Inclination
- 63.4°
- One orbit
- 107.0 minutes13.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 54249
- Int’l designator
- 2022-154A
- Launched
- 2022
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 7 Nov 2026.
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- YAOGAN-35 03BChinese Military Reconnaissance (Mixed-Sensor Group)
- YAOGAN-35 03CChinese Military Reconnaissance (Mixed-Sensor Group)
- YAOGAN-35 04AChinese Military Reconnaissance (Mixed-Sensor Group)