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YUNHAI 3, 54235

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YUNHAI 3, 54235 is a payload satellite owned by SAST (CN) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 11 Nov 2022 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 6A launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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

54235, 2022-151A

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN)

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Operational Defense Weather

Bus & Motor

SAST-3000, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,500 kg wet, ~1,300 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-11-11 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 6A

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 2.0 m

Radar Cross Section

5.141 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 YUNHAI 3
1 54235U 22151A   26172.52889318 -.00000023  00000-0  11263-4 0  9995
2 54235  98.8174 179.8762 0002352  95.0002 265.1439 14.13368309185558

Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:41:36.370Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

79.7468°

Altitude

850.915 km

Speed

7.427 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 59m 30s

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

21:52:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

846.74 km

Perigee altitude

843.342 km

Semi-major axis

7,223.178 km

Eccentricity

0.00024

Inclination

98.8174°

RAAN

179.8762°

Arg. of periapsis

95.0002°

True anomaly

265.11705°

Mean anomaly

265.1439°

Eccentric anomaly

265.13047°

Mean motion

3.5355 °/min

Orbital period

101.82 mins

BSTAR

0.000011263

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Other satellites on launch #151 in the year 2022 (2022-11-11 UTC)

CZ-6A DEB, 55528

CZ-6A DEB, 54606

CZ-6A DEB, 56246

CZ-6A DEB, 54906 (Decayed)

CZ-6A DEB, 55188 (Decayed)

CZ-6A DEB, 55184 (Decayed)

CZ-6A DEB, 54399 (Decayed)

CZ-6A DEB, 54495 (Decayed)

CZ-6A DEB, 54972 (Decayed)

CZ-6A DEB, 55893 (Decayed)

CZ-6A DEB, 56643 (Decayed)

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YUNHAI 3 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.
10 mins	2026-06-22 13:03:21.527Z	22.63° NE	2026-06-22 13:08:21.527Z	93.733° ESE	40.004°	2026-06-22 13:13:21.527Z	178.401° S
6 mins	2026-06-22 14:46:21.527Z	328.032° NNW	2026-06-22 14:48:21.527Z	302.019° NW	18.382°	2026-06-22 14:52:21.527Z	254.047° W
9 mins	2026-06-23 00:29:21.527Z	166.868° S	2026-06-23 00:33:21.527Z	183.343° SSW	44.266°	2026-06-23 00:38:21.527Z	345.096° N

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YUNHAI 3, 54235

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: 2026-06-21T12:41:36.370Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #151 in the year 2022 (2022-11-11 UTC)

YUNHAI 3 Visibility forecast

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