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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

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Strategic Support Troops (CN)

Manufacturer

SECM

Mission

Operational Defense Sigint

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-01-25 (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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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-30 M
1 43172U 18011D   26035.84592797  .00004388  00000-0  33153-3 0  9996
2 43172  34.9951 237.1169 0002682 331.9834  28.0729 15.01846467438171

Epoch: 2026-02-04T20:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T20:18:08.176Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

157.57612°

Altitude

558.478 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 48m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

05:32:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

566.286 km

Perigee altitude

562.562 km

Semi-major axis

6,942.561 km

Eccentricity

0.00027

Inclination

34.9951°

RAAN

237.1169°

Arg. of periapsis

331.9834°

True anomaly

28.08737°

Mean anomaly

28.0729°

Eccentric anomaly

28.08013°

Mean motion

3.75201 °/min

Orbital period

95.95 mins

BSTAR

0.00033153

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

YAOGAN-30 K, 43170

WEINA 1A, 43169

YAOGAN-30 L, 43171

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

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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.
6 mins	2026-02-05 17:17:28.081Z	211.598° SW	2026-02-05 17:20:28.081Z	157.131° SSE	23.058°	2026-02-05 17:23:28.081Z	108.282° ESE
6 mins	2026-02-05 18:58:28.081Z	239.296° WSW	2026-02-05 19:01:28.081Z	164.008° S	33.192°	2026-02-05 19:04:28.081Z	109.724° ESE
6 mins	2026-02-05 20:39:28.081Z	247.702° W	2026-02-05 20:42:28.081Z	180.739° SSW	28.47°	2026-02-05 20:45:28.081Z	130.565° SE

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YAOGAN-30 M, 43172

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T20:18:08.176Z)

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