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YAOGAN-43 O1A, 60458

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-43 O1A, 60458 is a payload satellite owned by PLA GAD (CN) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 16 Aug 2024 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B 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

60458, 2024-148A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission (PLA) (CN)

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-08-16 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4B

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

11.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-43 O1A
1 60458U 24148A   26136.95619990  .00012467  00000-0  36022-3 0  9994
2 60458  35.0055 338.7661 0005603 297.3683  62.6465 15.34803813 97640

Epoch: 2026-05-16T22:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-16T22:56:55.671Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

119.86839°

Altitude

458.647 km

Speed

7.641 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 35m 03s

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

20:20:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

468.603 km

Perigee altitude

460.935 km

Semi-major axis

6,842.906 km

Eccentricity

0.00056

Inclination

35.0055°

RAAN

338.7661°

Arg. of periapsis

297.3683°

True anomaly

62.70355°

Mean anomaly

62.6465°

Eccentric anomaly

62.67502°

Mean motion

3.83427 °/min

Orbital period

93.89 mins

BSTAR

0.00036022

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YAOGAN-43 O1A 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	2026-05-17 17:56:57.585Z	221.184° SW	2026-05-17 17:59:57.585Z	157.986° S	23.816°	2026-05-17 18:01:57.585Z	115.987° SE
4 mins	2026-05-17 19:36:57.585Z	227.059° WSW	2026-05-17 19:37:57.585Z	197.056° SSW	30.371°	2026-05-17 19:40:57.585Z	118.138° SE

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YAOGAN-43 O1A, 60458

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-16T22:56:55.671Z)

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