Launch Date
April 20, 2024
Launch Site
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Launch Vehicle
Long March 2D
NORAD ID
59557
International Designator
2024-075A
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:38:39 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
35.00°
Right Ascension
64.39°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
103.37°
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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Name
Yaogan 42-02
Alternative Name
Yaogan Weixing 42 Hao 02 Xing
Type
Status
Owner
People's Liberation Army (PLA) Strategic Support Force
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
Launched on April 20, 2024, aboard a Long March 2D rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
1 59557U 24075A 26200.81851719 .00004737 00000+0 19795-3 0 9993
2 59557 35.0017 64.3859 0004211 103.3705 256.7479 15.23013321125066
Source: Celestrak
Length
2.5
Diameter
2.5
Span
5
Dry Mass
1500
Launch Mass
1500
Shape
Box with deployable solar panels
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Remote sensing instruments
Purpose
Earth observation and reconnaissance
Mission
Yaogan 42-02 is a Chinese military remote sensing satellite, believed to be part of the Yaogan series used for reconnaissance purposes.
Manufacturer
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Unknown
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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