YAOGAN-30 M, 43172
Orbit data source: Space-Track
YAOGAN-30 M, 43172 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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Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago
TLE from 14 hours ago
0 YAOGAN-30 M
1 43172U 18011D 25259.26400769 .00003476 00000-0 27216-3 0 9996
2 43172 34.9981 18.1637 0003241 194.7275 165.3339 15.00561149416883
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T06:20:10.264Z)
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Orbital elements
Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 2018 (2018-01-25 UTC)
YAOGAN-30 M 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 | 2025-09-17 11:17:51.809Z | 203.14° SW | 2025-09-17 11:20:51.809Z | 157.818° S | 18.359° | 2025-09-17 11:23:51.809Z | 111.95° ESE |
6 mins | 2025-09-17 12:58:51.809Z | 233.695° WSW | 2025-09-17 13:01:51.809Z | 168.432° S | 31.839° | 2025-09-17 13:04:51.809Z | 108.699° ESE |
5 mins | 2025-09-17 14:40:51.809Z | 239.476° WSW | 2025-09-17 14:42:51.809Z | 185.955° SSW | 32.146° | 2025-09-17 14:45:51.809Z | 124.267° SE |
4 mins | 2025-09-17 16:21:51.809Z | 234.936° WSW | 2025-09-17 16:23:51.809Z | 199.142° SSW | 18.851° | 2025-09-17 16:25:51.809Z | 165.328° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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