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 2-1D | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YUNHAI 2-1C | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YUNHAI 2-1B | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YUNHAI 2-1A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TJS-3 | Not known | Geostationary | Yes | |
| HONGYUN 1 | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SHIYAN 6 (SY-6) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| CFOSAT | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| HAIYANG 2B | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-32 B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-32 A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| CENTISPACE-1 S1 | Navigation satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| HAIYANG 1C | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| GAOFEN 11 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| FENGYUN 2H | Earth-watching satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| LUOJIA-1 01 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| GAOFEN 6 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| GAOFEN-5 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| ZHUHAI-1 OHS-02 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| ZHUHAI-1 OVS-02 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| WEINA 1B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| YAOGAN-31 C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-31 B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-31 A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| GAOFEN 1-04 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| GAOFEN 1-03 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| GAOFEN 1-02 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| LKW-4 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| ZHANGHENG 1 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-30 M | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-30 L | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-30 K | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| WEINA 1A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| JILIN-01-08 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| JILIN-01-07 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| LKW-3 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SUPERVIEW-1 03 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-30 J | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-30 H | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-30 G | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| LKW-2 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| LKW-1 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-30 F | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-30 E | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-30 D | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| JILIN-01-06 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| JILIN-01-05 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| JILIN-01-04 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| HEAD-1 | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| FENGYUN 3D | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN-30 C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| YAOGAN-30 B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| YAOGAN-30 A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| CHINASAT 9A | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| HXMT | Space telescope | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| CHINASAT 16 | Communications satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| JILIN-1-03 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TJS-2 | Not known | Geostationary | Yes | |
| SPARK 2 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| SPARK 1 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YIJIAN | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TANSAT | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| FENGYUN 4A | Earth-watching satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| TIANLIAN 1-04 | Communications satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| YUNHAI 1 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| SJ-17 | Not known | Inclined geosynchronous | Yes | |
| GAOFEN 3 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| TIANTONG-1 1 | Communications satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| SJ 16-02 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| BD-2-G7 | Navigation satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| ZY 3 2 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN 30 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| BD-21 | Navigation satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| GAOFEN 4 | Earth-watching satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| DAMPE | Space telescope | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| CHINASAT 1C | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| YAOGAN 29 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| YAOGAN 28 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| CHINASAT 2C | Communications satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| JILIN 1 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| LINGQIAO VIDEO B | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| LINGQIAO VIDEO A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| LQSAT | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| BD-20 | Navigation satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Yes | |
| LILACSAT 2 | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| OBJECT G | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| GAOFEN 9 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| TJS-1 | Not known | Geostationary | Yes | |
| YAOGAN 27 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| BD-19 | Navigation satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Yes | |
| BD-18 | Navigation satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Yes | |
| GAOFEN 8 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| BD-17 | Navigation satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Yes | |
| FENGYUN 2G | Earth-watching satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Yes | |
| YAOGAN 26 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN 25C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| YAOGAN 25B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| YAOGAN 25A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| CBERS-4 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN 24 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| SJ-11-08 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN 22 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SJ-11-07 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN 21 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| CHUANG XIN 1-04 | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| LING QIAO | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| GAOFEN 2 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN 20C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| YAOGAN 20B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| YAOGAN 20A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SJ-11-06 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| SHIYAN 5 (SY-5) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN 19 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| SJ-16 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| FENGYUN 3C | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN 17C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| YAOGAN 17B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| YAOGAN 17A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| PAYLOAD C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| PAYLOAD B | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| PAYLOAD A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SJ-11-05 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| CHINASAT 11 | Communications satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| GAOFEN 1 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| CHINASAT 12 | Communications satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| YAOGAN 16C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| YAOGAN 16B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| YAOGAN 16A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| BEIDOU 16 | Navigation satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| SJ-9B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| SJ-9A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| BEIDOU 15 | Navigation satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Yes | |
| BEIDOU 14 | Navigation satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| TIANLIAN 1-03 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| YAOGAN 15 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| CHINASAT 2A | Communications satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| YAOGAN 14 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| BEIDOU 13 | Navigation satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Yes | |
| BEIDOU 12 | Navigation satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Yes | |
| BEIDOU 11 | Navigation satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| FENGYUN 2F | Earth-watching satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| ZY 1 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| BEIDOU 10 | Navigation satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Yes | |
| SHIYAN 4 (SY-4) | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| CHUANG XIN 1-03 | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| YAOGAN 12 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| CHINASAT 1A | Communications satellite | Geostationary | Ended | |
| HAIYANG 2A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SJ-11-02 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| BEIDOU 9 | Navigation satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Yes | |
| TIANLIAN 1-02 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| SJ-11-03 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| CHINASAT 10 | Communications satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| BEIDOU 8 | Navigation satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Yes | |
| BEIDOU 7 | Navigation satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Yes | |
| CHINASAT 20A | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| FENGYUN 3B | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| BEIDOU 6 | Navigation satellite | Geostationary | Yes | |
| SHIJIAN 6 04B (SJ-6 04B) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SHIJIAN 6 04A (SJ-6 04A) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| ZHEDA PIXING 1C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| ZHEDA PIXING 1B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| YAOGAN 11 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| CHINASAT 6A | Communications satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| YAOGAN 10 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| BEIDOU 5 | Navigation satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Yes | |
| SJ-12 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| BEIDOU 4 | Navigation satellite | Geostationary | Ended | |
| YAOGAN 9C | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| YAOGAN 9B | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| YAOGAN 9A | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| BEIDOU 3 | Navigation satellite | Geostationary | Ended | |
| XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1) | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | |
| YAOGAN 8 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| YAOGAN 7 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SJ-11-01 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| COMPASS G2 | Navigation satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| FENGYUN 2E | Earth-watching satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| YAOGAN 4 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| CHUANG XIN 1-02(CX-1-02) | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SHIYAN 3 (SY-3) | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SHIJIAN 6 03B (SJ-6 03B) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SHIJIAN 6 03A (SJ-6 03A) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| HJ-1B | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| HJ-1A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| CHINASAT 9 | Communications satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Yes | |
| FENGYUN 3A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| TIANLIAN 1-01 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| YAOGAN 3 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| CBERS 2B | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| CHINASAT 6B | Communications satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| EUTE 8A (SINOSAT 3) | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| YAOGAN 2 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| BEIDOU 2 | Navigation satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | |
| HAIYANG 1B | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| BEIDOU 1D | Navigation satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| FENGYUN 2D | Earth-watching satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| SINOSAT 2 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | |
| SHIJIAN 6 02B (SJ-6 02B) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | |
| SHIJIAN 6 02A (SJ-6 02A) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended |