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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). 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

60945, 2024-156A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission (China) (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-09-03 (10 months ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4B

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 5 m

Radar Cross Section

11.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-43 02A
1 60945U 24156A   25182.54363489  .00011657  00000-0  44978-3 0  9997
2 60945  34.9951 242.3228 0004105 235.5265 124.5062 15.25490475 46011

Epoch: 2025-07-01T13:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T13:02:50.054Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

126.77658°

Altitude

489.816 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 09m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-31.71216°

Longitude

63.001°

Altitude

495.492 km

Speed

7.619 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 41m 09s

Apparent Declination

-68° 41' 00"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:51:23

Azimuth

153.391° SSE

Elevation

-35.825°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

495.388 km

Perigee altitude

489.747 km

Semi-major axis

6,870.704 km

Eccentricity

0.00041

Inclination

34.9951°

RAAN

242.3228°

Arg. of periapsis

235.5265°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

124.5062°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.81102 °/min

Orbital period

94.46 mins

BSTAR

0.00044978

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YAOGAN-43 02A 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	2025-07-02 08:09:00.677Z	211.76° SW	2025-07-02 08:12:00.677Z	150.824° SSE	21.492°	2025-07-02 08:14:00.677Z	114.646° SE
5 mins	2025-07-02 09:49:00.677Z	230.416° WSW	2025-07-02 09:51:00.677Z	168.385° S	31.573°	2025-07-02 09:54:00.677Z	110.737° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-02 11:28:00.677Z	241.381° WSW	2025-07-02 11:30:00.677Z	195.134° SSW	25.896°	2025-07-02 11:33:00.677Z	135.088° SSE

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