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YAOGAN 28

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 94 minutes, on an orbit tilted 97.3° from the equator, between 195,221 and 195,424 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About YAOGAN 28

YAOGAN 28 is a satellite from China, launched on Nov 8, 2015 from Taiyaun Space Center, China.

It circles Earth every 94 minutes (15.3 times a day), between 471 and 487 km up, on an orbit tilted 97.3° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 83° north and south.

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

Yaogan 28 · satellite

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 22 days its lowest point went from 472 km to 471 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)
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From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.