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YAOGAN-43 02B, 60946

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-43 02B, 60946 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
60946, 2024-156B
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago
0 YAOGAN-43 02B
1 60946U 24156B   25258.06080208  .00011836  00000-0  49120-3 0  9997
2 60946  34.9923 128.2757 0001914 289.7862  70.2646 15.23058522 57477
Epoch: 2025-09-15T01:27Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T01:27:33.299Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
112.11604°
Altitude
495.084 km
Speed
7.62 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 33m 06s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:07:19
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
501.189 km
Perigee altitude
498.557 km
Semi-major axis
6,878.01 km
Eccentricity
0.00019
Inclination
34.9923°
RAAN
128.2757°
Arg. of periapsis
289.7862°
True anomaly
70.28525°
Mean anomaly
70.2646°
Eccentric anomaly
70.27492°
Mean motion
3.80495 °/min
Orbital period
94.61 mins
BSTAR
0.0004912
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