YAOGAN-30 AF, 49029
Orbit data source: Space-Track
YAOGAN-30 AF, 49029 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 19 Jul 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
SECM
Mission
Operational Defense Sigint
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.446 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago
TLE from 22 hours ago
0 YAOGAN-30 AF
1 49029U 21065D 26172.52945727 .00001815 00000-0 13534-3 0 9991
2 49029 34.9945 246.1794 0004461 304.2696 55.7590 15.02706742269314Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:42:25.108Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
145.8464°
Altitude
555.73 km
Speed
7.587 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 24m 43s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:25:00
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
564.872 km
Perigee altitude
558.68 km
Semi-major axis
6,939.913 km
Eccentricity
0.00045
Inclination
34.9945°
RAAN
246.1794°
Arg. of periapsis
304.2696°
True anomaly
55.80127°
Mean anomaly
55.759°
Eccentric anomaly
55.78013°
Mean motion
3.75415 °/min
Orbital period
95.89 mins
BSTAR
0.00013534
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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 2021 (2021-07-19 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.YAOGAN-30 AF 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. |
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| 7 mins | 2026-06-22 11:24:00.078Z | 249.826° W | 2026-06-22 11:27:00.078Z | 189.825° SSW | 33.248° | 2026-06-22 11:31:00.078Z | 114.467° SE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-22 13:06:00.078Z | 237.254° WSW | 2026-06-22 13:08:00.078Z | 197.824° SSW | 22.131° | 2026-06-22 13:11:00.078Z | 148.169° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-23 08:00:00.078Z | 189.983° SSW | 2026-06-23 08:02:00.078Z | 154.208° SSE | 18.52° | 2026-06-23 08:04:00.078Z | 120.647° SE |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-23 09:40:00.078Z | 231.339° WSW | 2026-06-23 09:43:00.078Z | 156.311° SSE | 31.201° | 2026-06-23 09:46:00.078Z | 106.492° ESE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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