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YAOGAN-30 AC, 48863

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-30 AC, 48863 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

48863, 2021-055D

Orbit

LEO

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)

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 7 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-30 AC
1 48863U 21055D   25189.91534847  .00001915  00000-0  15263-3 0  9994
2 48863  34.9962  79.9096 0002992  27.8168 332.2699 15.00142193221261

Epoch: 2025-07-08T21:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T21:58:06.107Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-176.71938°

Altitude

563.536 km

Speed

7.583 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 19m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-10.30793°

Longitude

16.41523°

Altitude

569.309 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 59m 37s

Apparent Declination

-66° 36' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:23:16

Azimuth

164.48° S

Elevation

-20.639°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

571.754 km

Perigee altitude

567.597 km

Semi-major axis

6,947.813 km

Eccentricity

0.0003

Inclination

34.9962°

RAAN

79.9096°

Arg. of periapsis

27.8168°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

332.2699°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.74775 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

0.00015263

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Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2021 (2021-06-18 UTC)

YAOGAN-30 AC 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.
6 mins	2025-07-09 20:34:07.977Z	213.895° SW	2025-07-09 20:37:07.977Z	165.657° S	22.592°	2025-07-09 20:40:07.977Z	112.051° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-09 22:16:07.977Z	233.306° WSW	2025-07-09 22:18:07.977Z	183.298° SSW	33.433°	2025-07-09 22:22:07.977Z	106.559° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-09 23:57:07.977Z	243.385° WSW	2025-07-09 23:59:07.977Z	199.53° SSW	29.223°	2025-07-10 00:03:07.977Z	127.048° SE

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