Satellites of China, People's Republic of
1,644 satellites in orbit, 1,444 operating.
The count is the catalogue’s as of Nov 10, 2026, 12:17 AM; whether a satellite is operating is as Orbinauts writes it where it has written when the satellite’s mission ended, and otherwise as Jonathan McDowell’s general catalogue believes it, licensed CC BY 4.0: GCAT
GCAT, Jonathan McDowell’s general catalogue (CC BY 4.0), credits these satellites to China, People's Republic of under the code CN.
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| Satellite | Kind | Orbit class | Launched | Operating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YUNHAI 2-2E | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YUNHAI 2-2D | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YUNHAI 2-2C | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YUNHAI 2-2B | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YUNHAI 2-2A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| DRO-B | Not known | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| DRO-A | Not known | Highly elliptical orbit | Yes | |
| HG-01 | Communications satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| TJS-11 | Not known | Geostationary | Yes | |
| OBJECT L | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| ZHIXING-2A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT B | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| GEESAT 2-11 | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| GEESAT 2-10 | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| GEESAT 2-09 | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| GEESAT 2-08 | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| GEESAT 2-07 | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| GEESAT 2-06 | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| GEESAT 2-05 | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| GEESAT 2-04 | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| GEESAT 2-03 | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| GEESAT 2-02 | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| GEESAT 2-01 | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TAIJING-4 03 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TAIJING-3 02 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TAIJING-2 04 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YUNYAO-1 20 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YUNYAO-1 19 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YUNYAO-1 18 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| EINSTEIN PROBE | Space telescope | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANMU-1 18 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANMU-1 17 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANMU-1 16 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANMU-1 15 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| HJS-4C | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| HJS-4B | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| HJS-4A | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANMU-1 22 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANMU-1 21 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANMU-1 20 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANMU-1 19 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| SHIYAN 24C 03 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| SHIYAN 24C 02 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| SHIYAN 24C 01 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANMU-1 14 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANMU-1 13 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANMU-1 12 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANMU-1 11 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-41 | Earth-watching satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| OBJECT G | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| YAOGAN-39 05C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-39 05B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-39 05A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| HONGHU 2 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| CHUANG XIN 19 (CX-19) | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| XINGCHI-1 02B | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| XINGCHI-1 02A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| CHUANG XIN 20C (CX-20C) | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| CHUANG XIN 20B (CX-20B) | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| CHUANG XIN 20A (CX-20A) | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| HAIYANG 3A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| CHINASAT-6E | Communications satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| TJS-10 | Not known | Geostationary | Yes | |
| TIANHUI 5B | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANHUI 5A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-39 04C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-39 04B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-39 04A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YUNHAI 1-04 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-39 03C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-39 03B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-39 03A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-33 04 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-39 02C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-39 02B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-39 02A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-40 01C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-40 01B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-40 01A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-33 03 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANQI 24 | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANQI 23 | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANQI 22 | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANQI 21 | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-39 01C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-39 01B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-39 01A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| JILIN-01 KUANFU 02A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| GAOFEN 12 04 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| HEAD-3E | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| HEAD-3D | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| HEAD-3C | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| HEAD-3B | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| HEAD-3A | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| LUDI TANCE-4 01A | Earth-watching satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Yes | |
| OBJECT F | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OBJECT C | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| HJ-2F | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| FENGYUN 3F | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-36 05C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-36 05B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-36 05A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT F | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| OBJECT C | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT A | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| QIANKUN-1 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANMU-1 10 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANMU-1 09 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANMU-1 08 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANMU-1 07 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT B | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT A | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| SHIYAN 25 (SY-25) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT AS | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT AL | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT AK | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT AJ | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT AD | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT Y | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT V | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT L | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT J | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| LONGJIANG 3 | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT W | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| FENGYUN 3G | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT D | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT C | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT B | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANMU-1 06 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANMU-1 05 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANMU-1 04 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANMU-1 03 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| GAOFEN 13 02 | Earth-watching satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| SHIYAN 19 (SY-19) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANHUI 6B | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANHUI 6A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| CHINASAT-26 | Communications satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-37 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| APSTAR 6E | Communications satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| OBJECT E | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT C | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| SJ-23 | Communications satellite | Geostationary | Ended | |
| SHIYAN 10 02 (SY-10 02) | Not known | Highly elliptical orbit | Yes | |
| GAOFEN 11 04 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| SHIYAN 21 (SY-21) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-36 04C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-36 04B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-36 04A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| SHIYAN 20B (SY-20B) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| SHIYAN 20A (SY-20A) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT P | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT N | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT L | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT J | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT H | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT E | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT D | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| GAOFEN 5 01A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| JIAOTONG VDES | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-36 03C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| YAOGAN-36 03B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-36 03A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT E | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT C | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT B | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-34 03 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YUNHAI 3 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| CHINASAT 19 | Communications satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| CSS (MENGTIAN) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| SHIYAN 20C (SY-20C) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-36 02C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-36 02B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-36 02A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| HJ-2E | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| ASO-S | Space telescope | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| CENTISPACE-1 S6 | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| CENTISPACE-1 S5 | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-36 01C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-36 01A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YUNHAI 1-03 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| CHINASAT 1E | Communications satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-35 05C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-35 05B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-35 05A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| CENTISPACE-1 S4 | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| CENTISPACE-1 S3 | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-33 02 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| BEIJING 3B | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| CHUANG XIN 16B (CX-16B) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| CHUANG XIN 16A (CX-16A) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-35 04C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-35 04B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes |