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YAOGAN-30 K, 43170

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-30 K, 43170 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 25 Jan 2018 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

43170, 2018-011B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 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)

2018-01-25 (7 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, 1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.446 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-30 K
1 43170U 18011B   25186.20924425  .00002484  00000-0  19740-3 0  9998
2 43170  34.9959 101.7997 0003917 185.1429 174.9239 15.00128843406041

Epoch: 2025-07-05T05:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T05:01:18.703Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

103.02122°

Altitude

568.125 km

Speed

7.578 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 47m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-8.24254°

Longitude

-68.14965°

Altitude

564.136 km

Speed

7.582 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 23m 15s

Apparent Declination

-24° 17' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:59:11

Azimuth

305.194° NW

Elevation

-66.42°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.438 km

Perigee altitude

566.995 km

Semi-major axis

6,947.854 km

Eccentricity

0.00039

Inclination

34.9959°

RAAN

101.7997°

Arg. of periapsis

185.1429°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

174.9239°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.74772 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

0.0001974

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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 2018 (2018-01-25 UTC)

WEINA 1A, 43169

YAOGAN-30 L, 43171

YAOGAN-30 M, 43172

CZ-2C R/B, 43173 (Decayed)

YAOGAN-30 K 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.
6 mins	2025-07-05 22:51:52.965Z	217.831° SW	2025-07-05 22:54:52.965Z	154.519° SSE	26.605°	2025-07-05 22:57:52.965Z	106.012° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-06 00:32:52.965Z	243.462° WSW	2025-07-06 00:35:52.965Z	166.878° S	33.595°	2025-07-06 00:38:52.965Z	113.108° SE
5 mins	2025-07-06 02:14:52.965Z	234.454° WSW	2025-07-06 02:16:52.965Z	187.829° SSW	25.418°	2025-07-06 02:19:52.965Z	138.789° SSE

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