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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: 4 days ago

TLE from 4 days ago
0 YAOGAN-43 02B
1 60946U 24156B   25254.39099109  .00017963  00000-0  73484-3 0  9996
2 60946  34.9942 151.4265 0004111 221.0696 138.9710 15.23472567 56917
Epoch: 2025-09-11T09:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-11T09:23:01.63Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
20.01601°
Altitude
496.414 km
Speed
7.618 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 05m 42s
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
05:46:50
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
501.455 km
Perigee altitude
495.801 km
Semi-major axis
6,876.765 km
Eccentricity
0.00041
Inclination
34.9942°
RAAN
151.4265°
Arg. of periapsis
221.0696°
True anomaly
139.00191°
Mean anomaly
138.971°
Eccentric anomaly
138.98646°
Mean motion
3.80598 °/min
Orbital period
94.59 mins
BSTAR
0.00073484
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