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YAOGAN-45 — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 65563)
Track YAOGAN-45 (NORAD catalog number 65563) live on the WatchSat interactive 3D globe above. Its position is propagated in real time from the latest CelesTrak two-line element set using the SGP4/SDP4 orbital model — the same math professional trackers run. It has been on orbit since 2025, launched on the 202nd orbital launch of that year (COSPAR designation 2025-202A). As of this element set it had completed roughly 1,644 revolutions of Earth.
Moving at about 5.36 km/s, YAOGAN-45 operates in medium Earth orbit at roughly 7,493–7,514 km altitude, taking about 4.5 hours per revolution (5.31 orbits a day). The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0008). Its 19.9° inclination keeps its ground track over the tropics and lower mid-latitudes. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 167.1°. Earth's equatorial bulge drifts that plane westward about 0.62° per day.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | medium Earth orbit (MEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~7,493 km × 7,514 km |
| Inclination | 19.93° |
| Orbital period | 271.1 min (5.31 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00077 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-07 |
| COSPAR designation | 2025-202A |
| NORAD catalog number | 65563 |
This page's orbital elements come from the CelesTrak catalog of 2026-09-08. The live 3D view above fetches its own current CelesTrak data when the page opens, through an edge cache that refreshes roughly every 30 minutes.
About the Other Active Satellites group
YAOGAN-45 is one of 4,471 active satellites in WatchSat's general catalog — the broad population of Earth-observation, communications, science, amateur-radio and technology spacecraft outside the giant broadband constellations. Browse all other active satellites live in 3D.
Can you see YAOGAN-45 from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude YAOGAN-45 is far beyond unaided visibility — following satellites this high takes a telescope and good timing. You can still track it precisely in the live 3D view above, or check pass predictions for your location.
Related satellites
Nearest catalog neighbors of YAOGAN-45 in the Other Active Satellites group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- PRAETORIAN SDA_602 (NORAD 65565)
- GEESAT-5 11 (NORAD 65560)
- PRAETORIAN SDA_603 (NORAD 65566)
- GEESAT-5 10 (NORAD 65559)
- PRAETORIAN SDA_604 (NORAD 65567)
- GEESAT-5 09 (NORAD 65558)
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