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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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YAOGAN-43 02B details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 13 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SAST |
| Mission status | Operational |
| Mission | Unknown |
| Bus & Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | ~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 YAOGAN-43 02B
1 60946U 24156B 24258.69954360 .00041929 00000-0 16585-2 0 9998
2 60946 34.9966 266.4969 0008787 3.0035 357.0732 15.24424123 1733Epoch: 2024-09-14T16:47Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-14T16:47:20.567Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | 20.50772° |
| Altitude | 485.393 km |
| Speed | 7.628 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 17h 45m 59s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 22.33219° |
| Longitude | 52.85515° |
| Altitude | 486.047 km |
| Speed | 7.629 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 16h 35m 05s |
| Apparent Declination | -22° 32' 56" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 22:10:48 |
| Azimuth | 248.768° W |
| Elevation | -9.854° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 501.808 km |
| Perigee | 489.728 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,873.905 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0008787 |
| Inclination | 34.9966° |
| RAAN | 266.4969° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 3.0035° |
| True anomaly | 357.06805° |
| Mean anomaly | 357.0732° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 357.07063° |
| Mean motion | 3.80836 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0016585 |
| Period | 94.53 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #156 in the year 2024 (2024-09-03 UTC)
| YAOGAN-43 02A, 60945 |
| YAOGAN-43 02B, 60946 |
| YAOGAN-43 02C, 60947 |
| YAOGAN-43 02D, 60948 |
| YAOGAN-43 02E, 60949 |
| YAOGAN-43 02F, 60950 |
| CZ-4B R/B, 60951 |
YAOGAN-43 02B Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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