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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
Last TLE update
4 hours ago
Origin
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 4 hours ago
0 YAOGAN-43 02B
1 60946U 24156B   25193.23551509  .00006087  00000-0  25474-3 0  9999
2 60946  34.9935 176.1071 0002386 252.1327 107.9127 15.22901639 47583
Epoch: 2025-07-12T05:39Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T05:39:08.503Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
160.9456°
Altitude
496.505 km
Speed
7.618 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 44m 25s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
11.13204°
Longitude
-36.29503°
Altitude
495.324 km
Speed
7.62 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 18m 11s
Apparent Declination
-52° 01' 51"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:51:39
Azimuth
158.277° S
Elevation
-7.307°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
501.986 km
Perigee altitude
498.703 km
Semi-major axis
6,878.482 km
Eccentricity
0.00024
Inclination
34.9935°
RAAN
176.1071°
Arg. of periapsis
252.1327°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
107.9127°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.80456 °/min
Orbital period
94.62 mins
BSTAR
0.00025474
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YAOGAN-43 02B Visibility forecast

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4 mins2025-07-13 02:19:59.527Z195.604° SSW2025-07-13 02:21:59.527Z162.903° S16.044°2025-07-13 02:23:59.527Z126.679° SE
5 mins2025-07-13 03:59:59.527Z217.828° SW2025-07-13 04:01:59.527Z157.283° SSE29.09°2025-07-13 04:04:59.527Z106.244° ESE
5 mins2025-07-13 05:38:59.527Z241.617° WSW2025-07-13 05:40:59.527Z190.719° SSW30.317°2025-07-13 05:43:59.527Z124.284° SE
4 mins2025-07-13 07:18:59.527Z229.189° WSW2025-07-13 07:19:59.527Z210.629° SW17.048°2025-07-13 07:22:59.527Z158.585° S
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