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YAOGAN-40 02C
Chinese ELINT Naval Surveillance (Polar Orbit Triplet) · CASC / PLA
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Third satellite completing the second Yaogan-40 triplet. The transition from Yaogan-40's initial pair configuration to a full triplet suggests China refined the program's design after evaluating the first group's performance, converging on the same triangulation geometry proven across a decade of Pacific-focused ELINT triplets but now extended to worldwide coverage.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 530–532 mi (854–857 km)
- Inclination
- 86.0°
- One orbit
- 101.9 minutes14.1 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 63920
- Int’l designator
- 2025-096C
- Launched
- 2025
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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