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YAOGAN 20C, 40111

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN 20C, 40111 is a payload satellite owned by PLA GAD (CN) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 09 Aug 2014 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4C launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier
40111, 2014-047C
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
CAST
Mission
Operational Defense Sigint
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2014-08-09 (11 years ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 4C
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.446 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 YAOGAN 20C
1 40111U 14047C   25193.90747713 -.00000056  00000-0  40018-4 0  9990
2 40111  63.3793 174.2395 0360509  13.2746 347.7464 13.45402744536640
Epoch: 2025-07-12T21:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T21:46:46.024Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-83.49059°
Altitude
828.351 km
Speed
7.569 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 36m 57s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-56.97325°
Longitude
-134.69365°
Altitude
1,066.391 km
Speed
7.34 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 24m 25s
Apparent Declination
-48° 58' 12"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:34:36
Azimuth
169.524° S
Elevation
-80.767°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,357.213 km
Perigee altitude
818.888 km
Semi-major axis
7,466.188 km
Eccentricity
0.03605
Inclination
63.3793°
RAAN
174.2395°
Arg. of periapsis
13.2746°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
347.7464°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.3643 °/min
Orbital period
107.01 mins
BSTAR
0.000040018
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YAOGAN 20C Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
14 mins2025-07-13 09:00:13.688Z330.672° NNW2025-07-13 09:07:13.688Z78.231° E43.022°2025-07-13 09:14:13.688Z137.363° SSE
11 mins2025-07-13 10:52:13.688Z295.315° NW2025-07-13 10:57:13.688Z246.365° WSW23.851°2025-07-13 11:03:13.688Z197.7° SSW
4 mins2025-07-13 22:54:13.688Z122.893° SE2025-07-13 22:55:13.688Z111.426° ESE13.19°2025-07-13 22:58:13.688Z78.689° E
9 mins2025-07-14 00:41:13.688Z219.686° SW2025-07-14 00:45:13.688Z311.388° NW44.407°2025-07-14 00:50:13.688Z31.079° NE
6 mins2025-07-14 02:34:13.688Z298.677° NW2025-07-14 02:37:13.688Z333.984° NNW16.473°2025-07-14 02:40:13.688Z4.856° NNE
5 mins2025-07-14 06:22:13.688Z5.444° NNE2025-07-14 06:24:13.688Z23.75° NE13.537°2025-07-14 06:27:13.688Z49.833° ENE
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