YAOGAN-43 02A, 60945
Orbit data source: Space-Track
YAOGAN-43 02A, 60945 is a payload satellite owned by PLA GAD (CN) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 03 Sep 2024 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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YAOGAN-43 02A details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 13 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SAST |
| Mission status | Operational |
| Mission | Unknown |
| Bus & Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | ~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 YAOGAN-43 02A
1 60945U 24156A 24261.38522551 .00089681 00000-0 34979-2 0 9994
2 60945 34.9980 249.5767 0006666 28.3835 331.7243 15.24675198 2195Epoch: 2024-09-17T09:14Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-17T09:14:43.484Z)
| Latitude | 0.00003° |
| Longitude | 114.09492° |
| Altitude | 486.636 km |
| Speed | 7.626 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 38m 18s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 34.85014° |
| Longitude | -150.82276° |
| Altitude | 490.018 km |
| Speed | 7.627 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 00h 51m 23s |
| Apparent Declination | -1° 03' 03" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:03:14 |
| Azimuth | 46.06° ENE |
| Elevation | -40.934° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 499.595 km |
| Perigee | 490.432 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,873.151 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0006666 |
| Inclination | 34.998° |
| RAAN | 249.5767° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 28.3835° |
| True anomaly | 331.68809° |
| Mean anomaly | 331.7243° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 331.7062° |
| Mean motion | 3.80899 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0034979 |
| Period | 94.51 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #156 in the year 2024 (2024-09-03 UTC)
| YAOGAN-43 02A, 60945 |
| YAOGAN-43 02B, 60946 |
| YAOGAN-43 02C, 60947 |
| YAOGAN-43 02D, 60948 |
| YAOGAN-43 02E, 60949 |
| YAOGAN-43 02F, 60950 |
| CZ-4B R/B, 60951 |
YAOGAN-43 02A Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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