YAOGAN 42-01, 59395
Orbit data source: Space-Track
YAOGAN 42-01, 59395 is a payload satellite owned by PLA GAD (CN) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 02 Apr 2024 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D 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
SAST
Mission
Operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
~1,500 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 2.5 m
Radar Cross Section
11.063 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 YAOGAN 42-01
1 59395U 24063A 26172.22485514 .00006905 00000-0 28876-3 0 9999
2 59395 34.9975 100.4423 0003927 335.8047 24.2483 15.22894882123463Epoch: 2026-06-21T05:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T05:23:47.484Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
110.06628°
Altitude
493.56 km
Speed
7.622 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 41m 46s
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
21:31:45
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
503.066 km
Perigee altitude
497.663 km
Semi-major axis
6,878.501 km
Eccentricity
0.00039
Inclination
34.9975°
RAAN
100.4423°
Arg. of periapsis
335.8047°
True anomaly
24.26679°
Mean anomaly
24.2483°
Eccentric anomaly
24.25754°
Mean motion
3.80454 °/min
Orbital period
94.62 mins
BSTAR
0.00028876
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Other satellites on launch #63 in the year 2024 (2024-04-02 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 42-01 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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| 4 mins | 2026-06-22 22:32:44.190Z | 199.211° SSW | 2026-06-22 22:34:44.190Z | 162.895° S | 18.491° | 2026-06-22 22:36:44.190Z | 124.102° SE |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-23 00:11:44.190Z | 234.351° WSW | 2026-06-23 00:14:44.190Z | 155.598° SSE | 29.929° | 2026-06-23 00:17:44.190Z | 106.763° ESE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-23 01:51:44.190Z | 240.765° WSW | 2026-06-23 01:53:44.190Z | 189.639° SSW | 28.89° | 2026-06-23 01:56:44.190Z | 127.75° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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