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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

6 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 6 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-43 02A
1 60945U 24156A   25186.53562814  .00013226  00000-0  50854-3 0  9997
2 60945  34.9955 217.1185 0004198 263.9219  96.1018 15.25588856 46626

Epoch: 2025-07-05T12:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T12:51:18.271Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

100.52008°

Altitude

488.231 km

Speed

7.623 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 28m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-22.38614°

Longitude

-45.16435°

Altitude

491.311 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 35m 53s

Apparent Declination

-66° 49' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:27:29

Azimuth

205.761° SW

Elevation

-30.076°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

495.157 km

Perigee altitude

489.388 km

Semi-major axis

6,870.409 km

Eccentricity

0.00042

Inclination

34.9955°

RAAN

217.1185°

Arg. of periapsis

263.9219°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

96.1018°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.81127 °/min

Orbital period

94.46 mins

BSTAR

0.00050854

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

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	2025-07-06 06:23:56.321Z	210.936° SW	2025-07-06 06:25:56.321Z	169.888° S	23.193°	2025-07-06 06:28:56.321Z	110.833° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-06 08:02:56.321Z	240.57° WSW	2025-07-06 08:04:56.321Z	198.345° SSW	30.963°	2025-07-06 08:08:56.321Z	110.177° ESE
4 mins	2025-07-06 09:42:56.321Z	236.139° WSW	2025-07-06 09:44:56.321Z	186.757° SSW	24.517°	2025-07-06 09:46:56.321Z	145.098° SSE

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