Launch Date
October 23, 2023
Launch Site
XICLF
Launch Pad
LC3
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 2D
NORAD ID
58141
International Designator
2023-163A
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:06:32 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
35.00°
Right Ascension
139.14°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
297.30°
Period
94.55 min
Mean Motion
15.23 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
YAOGAN-39 04A
Alternative Name
Yaogan 39 04 zu 01 xing
Type
Status
Owner
ZZB
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 58141U 23163A 26200.87954852 .00005003 00000+0 20894-3 0 9995
2 58141 35.0002 139.1448 0006102 297.3048 62.7045 15.23010217152568
Source: Celestrak
Length
2.5
Diameter
2.5
Span
5
Dry Mass
300
Launch Mass
300
Shape
Box + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Yaogan 39-04 A
Purpose
Earth observation or SIGINT ?
Mission
Earth observation or SIGINT ?
Manufacturer
DFHZ
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Unknown
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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