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YUNHAI 2-1A, 43909

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YUNHAI 2-1A, 43909 is a payload satellite owned by CASC (CN) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 29 Dec 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D/YZ-3 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

43909, 2018-112A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

6 hours ago

Origin

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

DFH Shenzhen

Mission

Operational Defense Meteo Radio Occ.

Bus & Motor

YH-2, Unknown motor

Mass

~100 kg wet, ~100 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-12-29 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2D/YZ-3

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.166 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 YUNHAI 2-1A
1 43909U 18112A   25184.82561541  .00000066  00000-0  89743-4 0  9997
2 43909  50.0114  82.7288 0000348  28.9146 331.1788 14.28804396341316

Epoch: 2025-07-03T19:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T19:48:53.171Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-136.57959°

Altitude

796.043 km

Speed

7.457 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 30m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-45.19872°

Longitude

165.13575°

Altitude

810.777 km

Speed

7.448 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 49m 34s

Apparent Declination

-42° 34' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:01:47

Azimuth

140.186° SSE

Elevation

-86.488°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

796.718 km

Perigee altitude

796.218 km

Semi-major axis

7,174.605 km

Eccentricity

0.00003

Inclination

50.0114°

RAAN

82.7288°

Arg. of periapsis

28.9146°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

331.1788°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.57146 °/min

Orbital period

100.8 mins

BSTAR

0.000089743

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YUNHAI 2-1A 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	2025-07-04 03:02:51.507Z	297.615° NW	2025-07-04 03:07:51.507Z	193.319° SSW	41.038°	2025-07-04 03:11:51.507Z	141.669° SSE
9 mins	2025-07-04 19:28:51.507Z	205.297° SW	2025-07-04 19:32:51.507Z	134.622° SE	36.706°	2025-07-04 19:37:51.507Z	65.115° ENE
8 mins	2025-07-04 21:14:51.507Z	269.769° W	2025-07-04 21:17:51.507Z	321.395° NNW	36.399°	2025-07-04 21:22:51.507Z	47.864° ENE
7 mins	2025-07-04 23:01:51.507Z	312.717° NW	2025-07-04 23:04:51.507Z	0.639° NNE	25.515°	2025-07-04 23:08:51.507Z	53.049° ENE
8 mins	2025-07-05 00:47:51.507Z	320.618° NNW	2025-07-05 00:50:51.507Z	9.215° NNE	31.756°	2025-07-05 00:55:51.507Z	85.235° E

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