Official name YAOGAN-32 2A
Alternative name Yaogan Weixing 32-02-01
Cospar ID 2021-099A
Norad ID 49383
Launch date 2021-11-03
Launch site JSC
Launch vehicle CZ-2C (3) YZ-1S
Country/Organization China
Type application SIGINT ?
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 98.41
Inclination (deg) 98.24
Perigee (km) 681
Apogee (km) 684
Eccentricity 0.0021978021978022
Mean motion (revs. per day) 14.6326592825932
Semi-Major axis (km) 7060.635
Raan (deg) 274.1774
Arg of perigee (deg) 82.3866
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 500
Height (m) 0.5
Width (m) 0.5
Depth (m) 0.5
Span (m^2) 1

The Yaogan 32-01-01 and 32-01-02 (Remote Sensing Satellite-32-01-01 and 32-01-02) are Chinese military satellites of unknown purpose.

The visualization during the launch broadcast hints towards SIGINT satellites.

They were launched on 9 October 2018 on the maiden CZ-2C (3) YZ-1S rocket from Jiuquan.

The designation hints, that more groups of Yaogan 32 satellites are planned to be launched.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
YAOGAN-32 A 2018-077A 2018-10-09 JSC CZ-2C (3) YZ-1S with Yaogan 32-01-02
YAOGAN-32 B 2018-077B 2018-10-09 JSC CZ-2C (3) YZ-1S with Yaogan 32-01-01
YAOGAN-32 2B 2021-099B 2021-11-03 JSC CZ-2C (3) YZ-1S with Yaogan 32-02-01
YAOGAN-32 2A 2021-099A 2021-11-03 JSC CZ-2C (3) YZ-1S with Yaogan 32-02-02