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YAOGAN-30 B, 42946

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-30 B, 42946 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
42946, 2017-058B
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
4 hours ago
Origin
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, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.446 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 YAOGAN-30 B
1 42946U 17058B   25200.22825660  .00001957  00000-0  15571-3 0  9990
2 42946  34.9972 256.0308 0002741 279.2421  80.7976 15.00192715425791
Epoch: 2025-07-19T05:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-19T05:28:41.37Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-123.40999°
Altitude
564.915 km
Speed
7.581 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 04m 07s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
34.25191°
Longitude
-49.01037°
Altitude
568.527 km
Speed
7.581 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
23h 05m 40s
Apparent Declination
-11° 31' 16"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:50:15
Azimuth
157.059° SSE
Elevation
35.665°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
571.424 km
Perigee altitude
567.615 km
Semi-major axis
6,947.657 km
Eccentricity
0.00027
Inclination
34.9972°
RAAN
256.0308°
Arg. of periapsis
279.2421°
True anomaly
80.82861°
Mean anomaly
80.7976°
Eccentric anomaly
80.8131°
Mean motion
3.74788 °/min
Orbital period
96.05 mins
BSTAR
0.00015571
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