YAOGAN 9C
Country: China, People's Republic of
Live Position
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About This Satellite
YAOGAN 9C is listed as a payload under NORAD ID 36415 with international designator 2010-009C. According to the GCAT master catalog, it was built by Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad), on the JB-8 platform, with a catalog mass of 500 ? kg, with a shape described as Box + 2 Pan. It is associated with China, People's Republic of. In the historical build snapshot (TLE epoch 2026-09-05), its LEO orbit had an apogee of about 1,496 km and a perigee near 680 km, with an inclination of 63.36° and a period of roughly 107 minutes; at apogee its speed was about 6.92 km/s. It was launched on 2010-03-05. The build snapshot uses a TLE with epoch 2026-09-05. A moving map, when available, is a prediction rather than a direct measurement.
What this identity tells us
The payload classification comes from GCAT record S36415. A catalog identifier follows a tracked physical object, not necessarily an active service. Manufacturer and owner entries describe catalog associations; ownership is not interchangeable with present-day operation. A separately sourced mission history has not yet been verified for this record.
Reading this orbital snapshot
Based on TLE epoch: 2026-09-05. Estimated altitude ranges from 680 km at perigee to 1,496 km at apogee, a difference of 815 km. The orbital period is about 107.0 minutes. Eccentricity 0.05459 shows why a single altitude cannot describe the whole path. In a two-body approximation, perigee speed is 1.12 times apogee speed. These are mean-element estimates, not instantaneous measurements. Distance per orbit uses an ellipse approximation.
Saved build snapshot. If a valid TLE is retrieved, this explanation and the orbit panel update together. Otherwise this dated snapshot is retained.
Ground track is not sensor coverage
An inclination of 63.36 degrees implies approximate geocentric ground-track limits of 63.4 degrees north and south. This is a prograde orbit, moving in the same general direction as Earth rotation. The plotted line marks the point beneath the object. It does not represent camera coverage, radio reception, or a guaranteed visible pass.
Accuracy and missing information
The introductory record describes the build snapshot. The orbital snapshot explanation and orbit panel share any successfully retrieved TLE; check the displayed epoch. Reentered objects retain historical data only. Mission history is not rewritten by TLE updates. TLE/SGP4 positions are predictions and can change after maneuvers or updated observations. The 14-day stale-data cutoff is a display safeguard, not an accuracy guarantee. Local passes are geometric predictions, not a visibility forecast. No verified operator or mission status means unknown, not active. Do not use this catalog for collision avoidance or operational flight decisions.
Catalog sources: CelesTrak SATCAT: NORAD 36415 · GCAT: S36415 (source update 2026 Sep 4 2345:57). Supplementary metadata: SatNOGS DB, retrieved 2026-09-05T12:57:25.375Z. Page assembled 2026-09-15. GCAT phase codes describe trajectory phases, not mission health.
Learn more: TLE data · Perigee and apogee · Ground tracks · JOT (Jewawud Live Orbital Map)