Yaogan · Payload
YAOGAN-33 02
OperationalPayloadLEONORAD 53698
YAOGAN-33 02 is a Chinese Ministry of National Defense payload satellite, part of the Yaogan constellation, launched on September 2, 2022 into LEO.
Launch
- Launch date
- September 2, 2022 at 11:44 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Jiuquan, China
- Launched by
- Long March 4C →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Mission
- Yaogan 33-02
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 699 km
- Periapsis
- 696 km
- Inclination
- 98.18°
- Orbital period
- 98.72 min
- Orbit data fetched
- October 14, 2026 at 04:02 PM UTC
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Chinese Ministry of National Defense
- Manufacturer
- Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)
- Users
- Military
- Launch mass
- 1,040 kg
- Design lifetime
- 8 years
- Dimensions
- 1.5 × 1.5 × 1.5 m
- Detailed purpose
- Radar Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2022-106A
- NORAD catalog №
- 53698
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
China- Constellation
- Yaogan
- Status
- Operational
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