YAOGAN-43 O1E, 60462
Orbit data source: Space-Track
YAOGAN-43 O1E, 60462 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
SAST
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
~300 kg wet, ~300 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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 YAOGAN-43 O1E
1 60462U 24148E 26136.94759389 .00008708 00000-0 36324-3 0 9993
2 60462 34.9944 356.6737 0006154 298.0457 61.9635 15.22924136 97394Epoch: 2026-05-16T22:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-16T22:44:32.112Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
140.88265°
Altitude
493.946 km
Speed
7.621 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 46m 41s
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
19:35:55
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
504.51 km
Perigee altitude
496.044 km
Semi-major axis
6,878.414 km
Eccentricity
0.00062
Inclination
34.9944°
RAAN
356.6737°
Arg. of periapsis
298.0457°
True anomaly
62.02577°
Mean anomaly
61.9635°
Eccentric anomaly
61.99463°
Mean motion
3.80461 °/min
Orbital period
94.62 mins
BSTAR
0.00036324
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Other satellites on launch #148 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)
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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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| 5 mins | 2026-05-17 19:29:45.769Z | 218.565° SW | 2026-05-17 19:31:45.769Z | 167.848° S | 28.04° | 2026-05-17 19:34:45.769Z | 108.242° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2026-05-17 21:08:45.769Z | 244.592° WSW | 2026-05-17 21:10:45.769Z | 202.126° SSW | 30.636° | 2026-05-17 21:14:45.769Z | 116.194° SE |
| 4 mins | 2026-05-17 22:48:45.769Z | 236.044° WSW | 2026-05-17 22:50:45.769Z | 195.466° SSW | 19.92° | 2026-05-17 22:52:45.769Z | 157.922° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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