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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

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Strategic Support Troops (CN)

Manufacturer

SECM

Mission

Operational Defense Sigint

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-06-18 (5 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, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.446 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 YAOGAN-30 AB
1 48861U 21055B   26172.30111904  .00001644  00000-0  12295-3 0  9994
2 48861  34.9942 126.7980 0003123 122.1749 237.9263 15.02677779273799

Epoch: 2026-06-21T07:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T07:13:36.685Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

108.89184°

Altitude

558.71 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 27m 11s

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

21:54:00

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

564.033 km

Perigee altitude

559.698 km

Semi-major axis

6,940.002 km

Eccentricity

0.00031

Inclination

34.9942°

RAAN

126.798°

Arg. of periapsis

122.1749°

True anomaly

237.89598°

Mean anomaly

237.9263°

Eccentric anomaly

237.91114°

Mean motion

3.75408 °/min

Orbital period

95.9 mins

BSTAR

0.00012295

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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.
5 mins	2026-06-23 00:57:55.248Z	210.295° SW	2026-06-23 00:59:55.248Z	166.402° S	26.376°	2026-06-23 01:02:55.248Z	109.55° ESE
6 mins	2026-06-23 02:37:55.248Z	245.164° WSW	2026-06-23 02:40:55.248Z	176.512° S	33.791°	2026-06-23 02:43:55.248Z	114.266° SE
5 mins	2026-06-23 04:19:55.248Z	235.672° WSW	2026-06-23 04:21:55.248Z	189.093° SSW	25.533°	2026-06-23 04:24:55.248Z	138.505° SSE

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YAOGAN-30 AB, 48861

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T07:13:36.685Z)

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