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YAOGAN-30 AB, 48861

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-30 AB, 48861 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 18 Jun 2021 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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

48861, 2021-055B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 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)

2021-06-18 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2C

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

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 10 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-30 AB
1 48861U 21055B   25189.88195459  .00001871  00000-0  14923-3 0  9993
2 48861  34.9953  80.4605 0005055 313.1902  46.8383 15.00130005221551

Epoch: 2025-07-08T21:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T21:10:00.876Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-164.11373°

Altitude

563.013 km

Speed

7.583 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 21m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

4.6518°

Longitude

6.63162°

Altitude

567.802 km

Speed

7.578 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 44m 42s

Apparent Declination

-36° 11' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:40:17

Azimuth

240.159° WSW

Elevation

-21.528°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

573.226 km

Perigee altitude

566.201 km

Semi-major axis

6,947.85 km

Eccentricity

0.00051

Inclination

34.9953°

RAAN

80.4605°

Arg. of periapsis

313.1902°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

46.8383°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.74772 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

0.00014923

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YAOGAN-30 AB 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.
4 mins	2025-07-09 19:44:47.093Z	183.442° SSW	2025-07-09 19:46:47.093Z	153.119° SSE	14.615°	2025-07-09 19:48:47.093Z	123.265° SE
6 mins	2025-07-09 21:24:47.093Z	225.652° WSW	2025-07-09 21:27:47.093Z	160.791° S	29.342°	2025-07-09 21:30:47.093Z	107.059° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-09 23:05:47.093Z	247.345° WSW	2025-07-09 23:08:47.093Z	177.357° S	33.532°	2025-07-09 23:11:47.093Z	117.948° SE
5 mins	2025-07-10 00:47:47.093Z	235.696° WSW	2025-07-10 00:49:47.093Z	194.903° SSW	22.704°	2025-07-10 00:52:47.093Z	146.459° SSE

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