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YAOGAN-31 C, 43277

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-31 C, 43277 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 10 Apr 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4C launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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

43277, 2018-034C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

6 hours ago

Origin

Strategic Support Troops (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

DFH

Mission

Operational Defense Sigint

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-04-10 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4C

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

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 6 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-31 C
1 43277U 18034C   25184.25491671 -.00000085  00000-0  74342-5 0  9993
2 43277  63.3977 268.2138 0244325   6.0770 354.3127 13.45410522355296

Epoch: 2025-07-03T06:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T06:07:04.803Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-105.08051°

Altitude

909.439 km

Speed

7.487 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 52m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

53.99669°

Longitude

-62.40052°

Altitude

998.488 km

Speed

7.406 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 33m 10s

Apparent Declination

28° 59' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:33:06

Azimuth

310.724° NW

Elevation

-1.391°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,270.438 km

Perigee altitude

905.604 km

Semi-major axis

7,466.158 km

Eccentricity

0.02443

Inclination

63.3977°

RAAN

268.2138°

Arg. of periapsis

6.077°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

354.3127°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.36432 °/min

Orbital period

107.01 mins

BSTAR

0.0000074342

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YAOGAN-31 C 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.
8 mins	2025-07-03 13:43:33.556Z	351.995° N	2025-07-03 13:47:33.556Z	27.492° NE	15.574°	2025-07-03 13:51:33.556Z	61.987° ENE
12 mins	2025-07-03 15:34:33.556Z	338.979° N	2025-07-03 15:39:33.556Z	41.817° NE	38.711°	2025-07-03 15:46:33.556Z	124.709° SE
11 mins	2025-07-03 17:25:33.556Z	300.686° NW	2025-07-03 17:30:33.556Z	242.66° WSW	30.081°	2025-07-03 17:36:33.556Z	187.173° SSW
10 mins	2025-07-04 07:13:33.556Z	202.894° SW	2025-07-04 07:18:33.556Z	84.659° E	43.373°	2025-07-04 07:23:33.556Z	38.021° NE
8 mins	2025-07-04 09:05:33.556Z	278.022° WNW	2025-07-04 09:09:33.556Z	326.128° NNW	22.113°	2025-07-04 09:13:33.556Z	9.459° NNE

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