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YAOGAN-3

YAOGAN-3 is an object launched in 2007 in a low earth orbit, between 593 and 596 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 97 minutes, about 14.9 times a day, on a path tilted 97.8° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 82° latitude.

Height

593-596 km

One orbit

97 min

Inclination

97.8°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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