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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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Identifier

43172, 2018-011D

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

8 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, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.446 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-30 M
1 43172U 18011D   25200.17473758  .00002227  00000-0  17667-3 0  9992
2 43172  34.9980  17.0163 0002988  14.4269 345.6523 15.00248689408141

Epoch: 2025-07-19T04:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-19T04:11:37.326Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

16.89507°

Altitude

563.037 km

Speed

7.583 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 08m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-31.16815°

Longitude

-44.27764°

Altitude

573.431 km

Speed

7.575 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 35m 39s

Apparent Declination

-56° 19' 15"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:43:23

Azimuth

224.778° SW

Elevation

-41.134°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

571.423 km

Perigee altitude

567.271 km

Semi-major axis

6,947.484 km

Eccentricity

0.0003

Inclination

34.998°

RAAN

17.0163°

Arg. of periapsis

14.4269°

True anomaly

345.64381°

Mean anomaly

345.6523°

Eccentric anomaly

345.64806°

Mean motion

3.74802 °/min

Orbital period

96.05 mins

BSTAR

0.00017667

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

WEINA 1A, 43169

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YAOGAN-30 L, 43171

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

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.
5 mins	2025-07-19 15:36:43.891Z	197.864° SSW	2025-07-19 15:38:43.891Z	164.113° S	19.576°	2025-07-19 15:41:43.891Z	113.922° SE
6 mins	2025-07-19 17:17:43.891Z	228.999° WSW	2025-07-19 17:19:43.891Z	180.768° SSW	32.373°	2025-07-19 17:23:43.891Z	104.884° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-19 18:58:43.891Z	243.711° WSW	2025-07-19 19:00:43.891Z	198.444° SSW	31.144°	2025-07-19 19:04:43.891Z	122.096° SE
4 mins	2025-07-19 20:40:43.891Z	224.051° SW	2025-07-19 20:41:43.891Z	206.23° SW	17.493°	2025-07-19 20:44:43.891Z	160.311° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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