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YAOGAN-39 04C
Chinese Military Reconnaissance (Mixed-Sensor Triplet) · CASC / PLA
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Third satellite completing Yaogan-39 group 04, the newest confirmed piece of a reconnaissance architecture that has expanded to twelve satellites in under two years without a single public explanation of its mission. Whatever question this program was built to answer, China is the only party who currently has it.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 326–328 mi (525–528 km)
- Inclination
- 35.0°
- One orbit
- 95.0 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 58145
- Int’l designator
- 2023-163E
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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