Yaogan · Payload
YAOGAN-40 03A
OperationalPayloadLEONORAD 65544
YAOGAN-40 03A is a China payload satellite, part of the Yaogan constellation, launched on September 6, 2025 into LEO.
Launch
- Launch date
- September 6, 2025 at 04:34 PM UTC
- Launch site
- TAISC
- Launched by
- Long March 6A →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Mission
- Yaogan 40 Group 03
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 815 km
- Periapsis
- 792 km
- Inclination
- 85.99°
- Orbital period
- 100.95 min
- Orbit data fetched
- October 6, 2026 at 12:37 PM UTC
Spacecraft
- Operator
- China
- Manufacturer
- CAST
- Users
- Government/Military
- Launch mass
- 500 kg
- Design lifetime
- 8 years
- Dimensions
- 2 × 1.5 × 1.5 m
- Detailed purpose
- Reconnaissance
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2025-199A
- NORAD catalog №
- 65544
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
China- Constellation
- Yaogan
- Status
- Operational