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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
7 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 7 hours ago
0 YAOGAN 20C
1 40111U 14047C   25169.89980757 -.00000065  00000-0  29481-4 0  9999
2 40111  63.3805 236.1015 0358336  13.1595 347.8483 13.45400858533415
Epoch: 2025-06-18T21:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-18T21:35:43.374Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
4.79556°
Altitude
829.83 km
Speed
7.567 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 44m 24s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-63.2095°
Longitude
-94.96427°
Altitude
1,182.85 km
Speed
7.228 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
05h 25m 55s
Apparent Declination
-60° 58' 42"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:06:52
Azimuth
213.689° SW
Elevation
-60.086°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,355.598 km
Perigee altitude
820.517 km
Semi-major axis
7,466.195 km
Eccentricity
0.03583
Inclination
63.3805°
RAAN
236.1015°
Arg. of periapsis
13.1595°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
347.8483°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.3643 °/min
Orbital period
107.01 mins
BSTAR
0.000029481
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YAOGAN 20C Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
5 mins2025-06-19 04:51:44.967Z137.937° SSE2025-06-19 04:54:44.967Z102.945° ESE15.022°2025-06-19 04:56:44.967Z80.272° E
10 mins2025-06-19 06:39:44.967Z223.712° SW2025-06-19 06:43:44.967Z283.433° WNW43.156°2025-06-19 06:49:44.967Z30.205° NE
5 mins2025-06-19 08:33:44.967Z306.781° NW2025-06-19 08:35:44.967Z329.901° NNW15.649°2025-06-19 08:38:44.967Z1.529° NNE
5 mins2025-06-19 12:21:44.967Z11.132° NNE2025-06-19 12:23:44.967Z30.014° NE14.305°2025-06-19 12:26:44.967Z55.575° ENE
12 mins2025-06-19 14:10:44.967Z342.142° N2025-06-19 14:15:44.967Z49.334° ENE37.004°2025-06-19 14:22:44.967Z121.433° SE
12 mins2025-06-19 16:00:44.967Z306.951° NW2025-06-19 16:06:44.967Z237.826° WSW32.8°2025-06-19 16:12:44.967Z182.81° SSW
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