CLASSIFIED
YAOGAN-39 02B
Chinese Military Reconnaissance (Mixed-Sensor Triplet) · CASC / PLA
Right now
LiveIt moves every second. See exactly where it is — worked out from its orbit, on your own device — on the live 3D globe.
- Over
- —
- Altitude
- —
- Speed
- —
Second satellite of Yaogan-39 group 02, part of a reconnaissance program expanding fast enough that Western trackers barely have time to catalog one formation before the next appears. The pace alone suggests operational urgency — the kind reserved for a capability someone considers worth accelerating, not a routine science mission.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 322–330 mi (519–531 km)
- Inclination
- 35.0°
- One orbit
- 95.0 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 57889
- Int’l designator
- 2023-145D
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
More classified
- YAOGAN-39 02CChinese Military Reconnaissance (Mixed-Sensor Triplet)
- YAOGAN-39 03AChinese Military Reconnaissance (Mixed-Sensor Triplet)
- YAOGAN-39 03BChinese Military Reconnaissance (Mixed-Sensor Triplet)
- YAOGAN-39 03CChinese Military Reconnaissance (Mixed-Sensor Triplet)
- YAOGAN-39 04AChinese Military Reconnaissance (Mixed-Sensor Triplet)
- YAOGAN-39 04BChinese Military Reconnaissance (Mixed-Sensor Triplet)