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YAOGAN-30 C, 42947

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-30 C, 42947 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

42947, 2017-058C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

3 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, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.446 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-30 C
1 42947U 17058C   25200.23258696  .00002146  00000-0  16479-3 0  9990
2 42947  34.9967 251.3227 0005307 178.3344 181.7382 15.01496553425834

Epoch: 2025-07-19T05:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-19T05:34:55.513Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-129.68128°

Altitude

564.879 km

Speed

7.579 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 45m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-16.73625°

Longitude

74.96551°

Altitude

561.67 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 27m 46s

Apparent Declination

-28° 59' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:55:30

Azimuth

65.482° ENE

Elevation

-68.955°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

569.186 km

Perigee altitude

561.816 km

Semi-major axis

6,943.638 km

Eccentricity

0.00053

Inclination

34.9967°

RAAN

251.3227°

Arg. of periapsis

178.3344°

True anomaly

181.73636°

Mean anomaly

181.7382°

Eccentric anomaly

181.73728°

Mean motion

3.75113 °/min

Orbital period

95.97 mins

BSTAR

0.00016479

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CZ-2C R/B, 42948

YAOGAN-30 C 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.
7 mins	2025-07-19 09:04:28.512Z	240.754° WSW	2025-07-19 09:08:28.512Z	159.162° S	31.91°	2025-07-19 09:11:28.512Z	107.28° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-19 10:46:28.512Z	247.378° WSW	2025-07-19 10:49:28.512Z	175.058° S	30.756°	2025-07-19 10:52:28.512Z	124.064° SE
4 mins	2025-07-19 12:28:28.512Z	228.096° WSW	2025-07-19 12:29:28.512Z	210.878° SW	17.181°	2025-07-19 12:32:28.512Z	162.823° S
5 mins	2025-07-20 07:22:28.512Z	206.206° SW	2025-07-20 07:24:28.512Z	168.572° S	23.437°	2025-07-20 07:27:28.512Z	112.532° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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