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NORAD 39013

YAOGAN 16C

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 107 minutes, on an orbit tilted 63.4° from the equator, between 770 and 1,493 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About YAOGAN 16C

YAOGAN 16C is a satellite from China, launched on Nov 25, 2012 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China.

It circles Earth every 107 minutes (13.5 times a day), between 755 and 1,423 km up, on an orbit tilted 63.4° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 63° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Yaogan 16C · satellite

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 22 days its lowest point went from 756 km to 755 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
8001,0001,2001,400

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.