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YAOGAN 29, 41038

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN 29, 41038 is a payload satellite owned by PLA GAD (CN) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 26 Nov 2015 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4C launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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
41038, 2015-069A
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
4 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SAST
Mission
Operational Defense Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
JB-9, Unknown motor
Mass
1,040 kg wet, 1,040 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2015-11-26 (10 years ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 4C
Launch site
Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 5 m
Radar Cross Section
4.795 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 YAOGAN 29
1 41038U 15069A   25183.51055699  .00000336  00000-0  48469-4 0  9993
2 41038  98.0336 206.0016 0002952  86.2899 273.8651 14.82655474518802
Epoch: 2025-07-02T12:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T12:15:12.123Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
101.41048°
Altitude
623.837 km
Speed
7.547 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 44m 00s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-39.87074°
Longitude
-85.14596°
Altitude
637.666 km
Speed
7.537 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
21h 12m 19s
Apparent Declination
-65° 44' 32"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:12:18
Azimuth
212.165° SW
Elevation
-41.801°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
620.063 km
Perigee altitude
615.933 km
Semi-major axis
6,996.135 km
Eccentricity
0.0003
Inclination
98.0336°
RAAN
206.0016°
Arg. of periapsis
86.2899°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
273.8651°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.70899 °/min
Orbital period
97.06 mins
BSTAR
0.000048469
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YAOGAN 29 Visibility forecast

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7 mins2025-07-03 01:19:55.614Z156.417° SSE2025-07-03 01:23:55.614Z48.626° ENE42.432°2025-07-03 01:26:55.614Z354.643° N
6 mins2025-07-03 14:44:55.614Z355.867° N2025-07-03 14:47:55.614Z262.335° W38.106°2025-07-03 14:50:55.614Z212.199° SW
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