▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	63.3522°
Eccentricity	0.0437250
Period	107.0 min
Apogee	1,415 km
Perigee	762 km
Mean motion	13.45514170 rev/day
RAAN	238.5876°
Arg of perigee	27.0204°
Mean anomaly	335.2871°
B*	3.1809e-5
Rev at epoch	66,878

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 39012U 12066B 26188.10247294 -.00000057 00000-0 31809-4 0 9992

2 39012 63.3522 238.5876 0437250 27.0204 335.2871 13.45514170668788

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "YAOGAN-16 01B",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2012-066B",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T02:27:33.662+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 13.4551417,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.043725,
  "INCLINATION": 63.3522,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 238.5876,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 27.0204,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 335.2871,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 39012,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 66878,
  "BSTAR": 0.000031809,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -5.7e-7,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	YAOGAN-16 01B
Operator	General Armaments Dept. of the PLAHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	China
Launch date	Nov 25, 2012HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	500HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

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//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.