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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). 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

42945, 2017-058A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

Strategic Support Troops (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

SECM

Mission

Operational Defense Sigint

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-09-29 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2C

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

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   25182.77128200  .00002615  00000-0  20740-3 0  9990
2 42945  34.9988   1.7375 0003064 313.9970  46.0484 15.00182699423180

Epoch: 2025-07-01T18:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T18:30:38.764Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

164.01393°

Altitude

563.774 km

Speed

7.582 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 06m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-10.72756°

Longitude

146.40462°

Altitude

565.318 km

Speed

7.581 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 14m 43s

Apparent Declination

-26° 27' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:05:52

Azimuth

68.244° E

Elevation

-63.297°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

571.679 km

Perigee altitude

567.422 km

Semi-major axis

6,947.687 km

Eccentricity

0.00031

Inclination

34.9988°

RAAN

1.7375°

Arg. of periapsis

313.997°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

46.0484°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.74785 °/min

Orbital period

96.05 mins

BSTAR

0.0002074

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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2017 (2017-09-29 UTC)

YAOGAN-30 B, 42946

YAOGAN-30 C, 42947

CZ-2C R/B, 42948

YAOGAN-30 A Visibility forecast

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-02 15:29:48.189Z	206.501° SW	2025-07-02 15:32:48.189Z	161.279° S	19.368°	2025-07-02 15:35:48.189Z	112.812° SE
6 mins	2025-07-02 17:11:48.189Z	226.883° WSW	2025-07-02 17:13:48.189Z	175.836° S	32.399°	2025-07-02 17:17:48.189Z	104.13° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-02 18:52:48.189Z	242.285° WSW	2025-07-02 18:54:48.189Z	194.212° SSW	31.569°	2025-07-02 18:58:48.189Z	120.945° SE
4 mins	2025-07-02 20:34:48.189Z	222.382° SW	2025-07-02 20:35:48.189Z	204.116° SW	17.922°	2025-07-02 20:38:48.189Z	158.629° S

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