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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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YAOGAN-30 M details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SECM |
| Mission | Operational Defense Sigint |
| Bus & Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | ~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 1 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.446 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 YAOGAN-30 M
1 43172U 18011D 24341.15587676 .00006975 00000-0 58400-3 0 9994
2 43172 34.9983 301.1100 0005083 231.8618 128.1631 14.97800102374352Epoch: 2024-12-06T03:44Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-06T03:44:27.752Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | 169.568° |
| Altitude | 574.798 km |
| Speed | 7.574 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 20h 04m 26s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -27.71741° |
| Longitude | 35.96419° |
| Altitude | 576.45 km |
| Speed | 7.575 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 14h 37m 00s |
| Apparent Declination | -67° 19' 46" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:13:11 |
| Azimuth | 152.987° SSE |
| Elevation | -33.066° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 580.445 km |
| Perigee altitude | 573.374 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,955.047 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0005083 |
| Inclination | 34.9983° |
| RAAN | 301.11° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 231.8618° |
| True anomaly | 128.20888° |
| Mean anomaly | 128.1631° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 128.18599° |
| Mean motion | 3.74191 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000584 |
| Orbital period | 96.21 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 2018 (2018-01-25 UTC)
| WEINA 1A, 43169 |
| YAOGAN-30 K, 43170 |
| YAOGAN-30 L, 43171 |
| YAOGAN-30 M, 43172 |
| CZ-2C R/B, 43173 (Decayed) |
YAOGAN-30 M Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 4 mins | 2024-12-07 00:45:44.273Z | 187.601° SSW | 2024-12-07 00:47:44.273Z | 156.189° SSE | 16.446° | 2024-12-07 00:49:44.273Z | 124.327° SE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-07 02:26:44.273Z | 220.844° SW | 2024-12-07 02:28:44.273Z | 172.351° S | 30.845° | 2024-12-07 02:32:44.273Z | 103° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-07 04:07:44.273Z | 243.3° WSW | 2024-12-07 04:09:44.273Z | 197.934° SSW | 32.952° | 2024-12-07 04:13:44.273Z | 117.049° SE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-07 05:49:44.273Z | 229.227° WSW | 2024-12-07 05:50:44.273Z | 210.04° SW | 21.041° | 2024-12-07 05:53:44.273Z | 156.125° SSE |
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