YAOGAN-30 A, 42945
Orbit data source: Space-Track
YAOGAN-30 A, 42945 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 29 Sep 2017 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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YAOGAN-30 A details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 8 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SECM |
| Mission | Operational Defense Sigint |
| Bus & Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | ~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 8 hours ago
0 YAOGAN-30 A
1 42945U 17058A 24340.05421164 .00006449 00000-0 54057-3 0 9998
2 42945 34.9951 186.8050 0004189 308.3981 51.6350 14.97775156391846Epoch: 2024-12-05T01:18Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-05T01:18:03.885Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | 92.94832° |
| Altitude | 570.885 km |
| Speed | 7.579 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 12h 27m 13s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 33.702° |
| Longitude | 162.20055° |
| Altitude | 575.72 km |
| Speed | 7.577 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 18h 13m 35s |
| Apparent Declination | -1° 18' 60" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 07:36:07 |
| Azimuth | 31.153° NE |
| Elevation | -47.084° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 579.901 km |
| Perigee altitude | 574.074 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,955.124 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0004189 |
| Inclination | 34.9951° |
| RAAN | 186.805° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 308.3981° |
| True anomaly | 51.67265° |
| Mean anomaly | 51.635° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 51.65382° |
| Mean motion | 3.74185 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00054057 |
| Orbital period | 96.21 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2017 (2017-09-29 UTC)
| YAOGAN-30 A, 42945 |
| YAOGAN-30 B, 42946 |
| YAOGAN-30 C, 42947 |
| CZ-2C R/B, 42948 |
YAOGAN-30 A Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 5 mins | 2024-12-05 17:31:51.846Z | 193.83° SSW | 2024-12-05 17:33:51.846Z | 161.2° S | 18.39° | 2024-12-05 17:36:51.846Z | 113.889° SE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-05 19:12:51.846Z | 227.337° WSW | 2024-12-05 19:14:51.846Z | 182.033° SSW | 31.762° | 2024-12-05 19:18:51.846Z | 104.757° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-05 20:53:51.846Z | 246.241° WSW | 2024-12-05 20:56:51.846Z | 170.537° S | 31.686° | 2024-12-05 20:59:51.846Z | 121.344° SE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-05 22:35:51.846Z | 231.63° WSW | 2024-12-05 22:37:51.846Z | 194.742° SSW | 19.094° | 2024-12-05 22:39:51.846Z | 162.578° S |
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