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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
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
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: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago
0 YAOGAN-30 M
1 43172U 18011D   25261.32655878  .00003102  00000-0  24302-3 0  9998
2 43172  34.9981   5.6346 0003492 211.0934 148.9567 15.00573705417190
Epoch: 2025-09-18T07:50Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T07:50:14.678Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-109.41637°
Altitude
566.121 km
Speed
7.579 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 22m 32s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:48:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
570.77 km
Perigee altitude
565.919 km
Semi-major axis
6,946.482 km
Eccentricity
0.00035
Inclination
34.9981°
RAAN
5.6346°
Arg. of periapsis
211.0934°
True anomaly
148.97733°
Mean anomaly
148.9567°
Eccentric anomaly
148.96701°
Mean motion
3.74883 °/min
Orbital period
96.03 mins
BSTAR
0.00024302
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