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Yaogan-41

Military geostationary reconnaissance satelliteIn servicePending verification
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Fact cardConfidence · Source
System
TypeMilitary geostationary reconnaissance satellite
ProliferationOrigin country only
Satellites1Med[1]
First launch2023Med[1]
Orbit
Orbit regimeGEOMed[1]
Catalogued on orbit1Payloads with current element sets in the public catalog, active or not.High[2]
Active (CelesTrak)1Count in the CelesTrak active satellites list, which estimates operational status.Med[2]
Perigee35,740 kmActive satellites per CelesTrak, element epoch about 2026-11-08.High[2]
Apogee35,834 kmActive satellites per CelesTrak, element epoch about 2026-11-08.High[2]
Orbital period1,436.1 minActive satellites per CelesTrak, element epoch about 2026-11-08.High[2]
Inclination2.88 °Active satellites per CelesTrak, element epoch about 2026-11-08.High[2]
Catalogued satellites · 1[2]
NameNORADCOSPARPerigee kmApogee kmIncl. °Period minStatus
YAOGAN-41585822023-197A35,74035,8342.881436.1Active

Mean elements at epoch 2026-11-08 or later. Perigee and apogee are computed from mean motion and eccentricity and are approximate. Status follows the CelesTrak active list.

Summary

Military geostationary Earth observation or SIGINT satellite launched on a Long March 5.

Draft entry. Values come from the cited public sources and are awaiting editor verification.
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Operators
China
Sources
  1. Yaogan 41, Gunter's Space Page
    Tier 3 · checked 2026-11-08
  2. NORAD GP element sets (current data), CelesTrak (data from the U.S. Space Force 18th/19th Space Defense Squadron catalog)
    Published/updated 2026-11-08 · Tier 1 · checked 2026-11-08
Change log
  • 2026-11-08 Entry created from cited open sources
  • 2026-11-08 Orbital elements from CelesTrak GP data (epoch about 2026-11-08): 1 catalogued, 1 active.