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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
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
1
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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