YAOGAN-30 E, 43029
Orbit data source: Space-Track
YAOGAN-30 E, 43029 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 24 Nov 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
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
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, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.446 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 YAOGAN-30 E
1 43029U 17075B 26278.27994763 .00001324 00000-0 98400-4 0 9995
2 43029 34.9953 318.9892 0002556 130.9095 229.1835 15.03077084483930Epoch: 2026-10-05T06:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-05T06:43:07.475Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
-155.75306°
Altitude
557.489 km
Speed
7.584 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 15m 57s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:21:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
562.411 km
Perigee altitude
558.864 km
Semi-major axis
6,938.774 km
Eccentricity
0.00026
Inclination
34.9953°
RAAN
318.9892°
Arg. of periapsis
130.9095°
True anomaly
229.16134°
Mean anomaly
229.1835°
Eccentric anomaly
229.17242°
Mean motion
3.75508 °/min
Orbital period
95.87 mins
BSTAR
0.0000984
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Other satellites on launch #75 in the year 2017 (2017-11-24 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.YAOGAN-30 E 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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| 7 mins | 2026-10-06 06:52:23.084Z | 220.575° SW | 2026-10-06 06:56:23.084Z | 150.688° SSE | 26.416° | 2026-10-06 06:59:23.084Z | 105.369° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2026-10-06 08:34:23.084Z | 237.85° WSW | 2026-10-06 08:36:23.084Z | 191.763° SSW | 41.619° | 2026-10-06 08:40:23.084Z | 108.309° ESE |
| 5 mins | 2026-10-06 10:15:23.084Z | 242.818° WSW | 2026-10-06 10:17:23.084Z | 199.037° SSW | 32.15° | 2026-10-06 10:20:23.084Z | 136.994° SSE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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