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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

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)

2024-09-03 (1 year 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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-43 02A
1 60945U 24156A   26041.04580405  .00034738  00000-0  86560-3 0  9994
2 60945  34.9944 258.8961 0000571  65.7907 294.2872 15.39226322 80293

Epoch: 2026-02-10T01:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-10T01:05:57.469Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

102.27468°

Altitude

447.134 km

Speed

7.646 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 15m 35s

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

13:06:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

452.06 km

Perigee altitude

451.28 km

Semi-major axis

6,829.807 km

Eccentricity

0.00006

Inclination

34.9944°

RAAN

258.8961°

Arg. of periapsis

65.7907°

True anomaly

294.28124°

Mean anomaly

294.2872°

Eccentric anomaly

294.28422°

Mean motion

3.8453 °/min

Orbital period

93.62 mins

BSTAR

0.0008656

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Other satellites on launch #156 in the year 2024 (2024-09-03 UTC)

YAOGAN-43 02C, 60947

YAOGAN-43 02D, 60948

YAOGAN-43 02F, 60950

CZ-4B R/B, 60951 (Decayed)

YAOGAN-43 02B, 60946

YAOGAN-43 02E, 60949

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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.
4 mins	2026-02-10 18:28:41.917Z	201.327° SSW	2026-02-10 18:30:41.917Z	159.296° S	19.133°	2026-02-10 18:32:41.917Z	119.408° SE
5 mins	2026-02-10 20:06:41.917Z	234.558° WSW	2026-02-10 20:08:41.917Z	184.441° SSW	29.844°	2026-02-10 20:11:41.917Z	112.471° ESE
4 mins	2026-02-10 21:45:41.917Z	233.724° WSW	2026-02-10 21:47:41.917Z	177.027° S	24.78°	2026-02-10 21:49:41.917Z	136.677° SSE

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YAOGAN-43 02A, 60945

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-10T01:05:57.469Z)

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YAOGAN-43 02A Visibility forecast

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