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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

43642, 2018-077A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

7 hours ago

Origin

Strategic Support Troops (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

SECM?

Mission

Operational Defense Sigint

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-10-09 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2C/YZ-1S

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 7 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-32 A
1 43642U 18077A   25182.92779505  .00000517  00000-0  11067-3 0  9995
2 43642  97.9400 216.1111 0001466 100.6709 259.4658 14.62591619358631

Epoch: 2025-07-01T22:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T22:16:01.492Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-38.11133°

Altitude

688.004 km

Speed

7.512 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 24m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

73.71058°

Longitude

-66.17555°

Altitude

696.516 km

Speed

7.515 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 28m 07s

Apparent Declination

31° 16' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:52:16

Azimuth

338.894° N

Elevation

-15.421°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

682.919 km

Perigee altitude

680.849 km

Semi-major axis

7,060.021 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

97.94°

RAAN

216.1111°

Arg. of periapsis

100.6709°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

259.4658°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.65876 °/min

Orbital period

98.39 mins

BSTAR

0.00011067

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YAOGAN-32 A 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.
9 mins	2025-07-02 15:14:44.954Z	8.474° NNE	2025-07-02 15:18:44.954Z	332.383° NNW	42.541°	2025-07-02 15:23:44.954Z	200.61° SSW
7 mins	2025-07-03 02:18:44.954Z	171.374° S	2025-07-03 02:21:44.954Z	261.752° W	44.661°	2025-07-03 02:25:44.954Z	344.894° N

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