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
Orbit
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
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 B
1 42946U 17058B 25182.79157060 .00002454 00000-0 19508-3 0 9990
2 42946 34.9987 1.8824 0001394 150.4374 209.6413 15.00114466423171Epoch: 2025-07-01T18:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T18:59:51.699Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
156.83504°
Altitude
566.302 km
Speed
7.58 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 07m 31s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-33.73253°
Longitude
46.45917°
Altitude
575.374 km
Speed
7.574 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 35m 24s
Apparent Declination
-65° 24' 31"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:12:04
Azimuth
148.299° SSE
Elevation
-38.017°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2017 (2017-09-29 UTC)
YAOGAN-30 B 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-07-02 16:00:59.130Z | 212.088° SW | 2025-07-02 16:03:59.130Z | 155.246° SSE | 23.83° | 2025-07-02 16:06:59.130Z | 107.299° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2025-07-02 17:41:59.130Z | 240.515° WSW | 2025-07-02 17:44:59.130Z | 166.048° S | 33.542° | 2025-07-02 17:47:59.130Z | 110.497° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2025-07-02 19:22:59.130Z | 249.122° W | 2025-07-02 19:25:59.130Z | 186.323° SSW | 28.271° | 2025-07-02 19:28:59.130Z | 133.115° SE |
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