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YAOGAN-34, 48340

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-34, 48340 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 30 Apr 2021 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

48340, 2021-037A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Strategic Support Troops (CN)

Manufacturer

DFH

Mission

Operational Defense Imaging

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-04-30 (5 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, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.446 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-34
1 48340U 21037A   26172.51005684 -.00000092  00000-0 -29639-5 0  9996
2 48340  63.4023 135.2749 0041018 351.6647   8.3693 13.45433486252588

Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:14:28.910Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

41.94511°

Altitude

1,060.568 km

Speed

7.337 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 01m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:26:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,118.561 km

Perigee altitude

1,057.312 km

Semi-major axis

7,466.073 km

Eccentricity

0.0041

Inclination

63.4023°

RAAN

135.2749°

Arg. of periapsis

351.6647°

True anomaly

8.43806°

Mean anomaly

8.3693°

Eccentric anomaly

8.40365°

Mean motion

3.36438 °/min

Orbital period

107 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000029639

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YAOGAN-34 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.
11 mins	2026-06-22 22:14:02.010Z	175.927° S	2026-06-22 22:20:02.010Z	110.586° ESE	30.467°	2026-06-22 22:25:02.010Z	54.048° ENE
11 mins	2026-06-23 00:05:02.010Z	243.426° WSW	2026-06-23 00:10:02.010Z	305.251° NW	35.932°	2026-06-23 00:16:02.010Z	21.928° NNE
5 mins	2026-06-23 02:01:02.010Z	319.71° NNW	2026-06-23 02:03:02.010Z	338.663° N	13.867°	2026-06-23 02:06:02.010Z	5.174° NNE
8 mins	2026-06-23 05:47:02.010Z	356.523° N	2026-06-23 05:51:02.010Z	36.859° NE	18.939°	2026-06-23 05:55:02.010Z	74.193° E
12 mins	2026-06-23 07:37:02.010Z	331.058° NNW	2026-06-23 07:42:02.010Z	24.979° NE	43.539°	2026-06-23 07:49:02.010Z	139.254° SSE
8 mins	2026-06-23 09:29:02.010Z	285.995° WNW	2026-06-23 09:32:02.010Z	255.422° W	20.21°	2026-06-23 09:37:02.010Z	207.637° SW

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YAOGAN-34, 48340

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:14:28.910Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #37 in the year 2021 (2021-04-30 UTC)

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