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YAOGAN-39 04A
Chinese Military Reconnaissance (Mixed-Sensor Triplet) · CASC / PLA
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Lead satellite of Yaogan-39 group 04, the fourth triplet in a program that keeps growing faster than anyone outside China can fully explain. Twelve satellites now share this single designation — enough to matter operationally, not enough for Beijing to say a single word about what they're actually for.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 314–317 mi (505–511 km)
- Inclination
- 35.0°
- One orbit
- 94.6 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 58141
- Int’l designator
- 2023-163A
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
More classified
- YAOGAN-39 04BChinese Military Reconnaissance (Mixed-Sensor Triplet)
- YAOGAN-39 04CChinese Military Reconnaissance (Mixed-Sensor Triplet)
- YAOGAN-39 05AChinese Military Reconnaissance (Mixed-Sensor Triplet)
- YAOGAN-39 05BChinese Military Reconnaissance (Mixed-Sensor Triplet)
- YAOGAN-39 05CChinese Military Reconnaissance (Mixed-Sensor Triplet)
- YAOGAN-4Earth Observation (Dual-Use)