▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	141.9906°
Eccentricity	0.0000928
Period	104.1 min
Apogee	953 km
Perigee	952 km
Mean motion	13.83255128 rev/day
RAAN	64.3224°
Arg of perigee	258.9358°
Mean anomaly	101.1257°
B*	7.9566e-5
Rev at epoch	1,576

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 68196U 26051A 26188.21458904 .00000275 00000-0 79566-4 0 9993

2 68196 141.9906 64.3224 0000928 258.9358 101.1257 13.83255128 15766

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "YAOGAN-50 02",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2026-051A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T05:09:00.493+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 13.83255128,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0000928,
  "INCLINATION": 141.9906,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 64.3224,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 258.9358,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 101.1257,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 68196,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 1576,
  "BSTAR": 0.000079566,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000275,
  "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-50 02
Operator	China Satellite Network Group Co. Ltd.HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	China
Launch date	Mar 15, 2026HIGHvia 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/68196

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