▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	34.9990°
Eccentricity	0.0005571
Period	94.6 min
Apogee	501 km
Perigee	493 km
Mean motion	15.23000527 rev/day
RAAN	143.9527°
Arg of perigee	334.7241°
Mean anomaly	25.3200°
B*	2.3345e-4
Rev at epoch	12,313

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 59557U 24075A 26188.16743704 .00005593 00000-0 23345-3 0 9998

2 59557 34.9990 143.9527 0005571 334.7241 25.3200 15.23000527123137

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "YAOGAN-42 02",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2024-075A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:01:06.56+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.23000527,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0005571,
  "INCLINATION": 34.999,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 143.9527,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 334.7241,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 25.32,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 59557,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 12313,
  "BSTAR": 0.00023345,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00005593,
  "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-42 02
Operator	General Armaments Dept. of the PLAHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	China
Launch date	Apr 20, 2024HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	1500HIGHvia 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

GET /api/v1/satellites/59557

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