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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
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
1
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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