YAOGAN-32 A, 43642
Orbit data source: Space-Track
YAOGAN-32 A, 43642 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 09 Oct 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C/YZ-1S 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
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
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.446 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago
TLE from 5 hours ago
0 YAOGAN-32 A
1 43642U 18077A 25243.33454063 .00001141 00000-0 23307-3 0 9991
2 43642 97.9371 274.2157 0001500 85.4962 274.6411 14.62680731367464Epoch: 2025-08-31T08:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T08:01:44.31Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
174.02512°
Altitude
687.443 km
Speed
7.513 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 16m 51s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:43:24
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
682.656 km
Perigee altitude
680.538 km
Semi-major axis
7,059.734 km
Eccentricity
0.00015
Inclination
97.9371°
RAAN
274.2157°
Arg. of periapsis
85.4962°
True anomaly
274.62397°
Mean anomaly
274.6411°
Eccentric anomaly
274.63253°
Mean motion
3.65899 °/min
Orbital period
98.39 mins
BSTAR
0.00023307
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Other satellites on launch #77 in the year 2018 (2018-10-09 UTC)
YAOGAN-32 A 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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| 7 mins | 2025-08-31 15:11:01.857Z | 5.18° NNE | 2025-08-31 15:14:01.857Z | 259.89° W | 43.512° | 2025-08-31 15:18:01.857Z | 201.238° SSW |
| 7 mins | 2025-09-01 02:13:01.857Z | 171.22° S | 2025-09-01 02:16:01.857Z | 210.919° SW | 44.217° | 2025-09-01 02:20:01.857Z | 344.446° N |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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