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YAOGAN-36 04C
Chinese Military SAR Imaging (Assessed Triplet Constellation) · CASC / PLA
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Third satellite completing the fourth Yaogan-36 SAR formation. Combined with the parallel Yaogan-35 mixed-sensor program, the two satellite families together represent the most capable and rapidly growing Chinese reconnaissance architecture of the mid-2020s, blending radar imaging, optical sensing, and signals intelligence across coordinated satellite groups.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 291–296 mi (468–476 km)
- Inclination
- 35.0°
- One orbit
- 93.9 minutes15.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 54750
- Int’l designator
- 2022-171E
- Launched
- 2022
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
More classified
- YAOGAN-36 05AChinese Military SAR Imaging (Assessed Triplet Constellation)
- YAOGAN-36 05BChinese Military SAR Imaging (Assessed Triplet Constellation)
- YAOGAN-36 05CChinese Military SAR Imaging (Assessed Triplet Constellation)
- YAOGAN-37Chinese Military Reconnaissance (Classified)
- YAOGAN-39 01AChinese Military Reconnaissance (Mixed-Sensor Triplet)
- YAOGAN-39 01BChinese Military Reconnaissance (Mixed-Sensor Triplet)