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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
SAST
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 2.5 m
Radar Cross Section
11.063 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 YAOGAN-43 02B
1 60946U 24156B 25297.98400627 .00019156 00000-0 78761-3 0 9998
2 60946 34.9946 237.2790 0007708 189.1242 170.9334 15.23274262 63562Epoch: 2025-10-24T23:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-24T23:36:58.141Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-150.58432°
Altitude
500.11 km
Speed
7.614 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 49m 06s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:06:59
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
504.525 km
Perigee altitude
493.923 km
Semi-major axis
6,877.361 km
Eccentricity
0.00077
Inclination
34.9946°
RAAN
237.279°
Arg. of periapsis
189.1242°
True anomaly
170.94731°
Mean anomaly
170.9334°
Eccentric anomaly
170.94035°
Mean motion
3.80549 °/min
Orbital period
94.6 mins
BSTAR
0.00078761
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Other satellites on launch #156 in the year 2024 (2024-09-03 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.YAOGAN-43 02B 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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-10-25 23:26:47.532Z | 186.967° SSW | 2025-10-25 23:28:47.532Z | 150.942° SSE | 15.81° | 2025-10-25 23:30:47.532Z | 118.734° SE |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-26 01:05:47.532Z | 223.216° SW | 2025-10-26 01:07:47.532Z | 170.452° S | 29.543° | 2025-10-26 01:10:47.532Z | 108.729° ESE |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-26 02:44:47.532Z | 245.513° WSW | 2025-10-26 02:46:47.532Z | 203.276° SW | 29.654° | 2025-10-26 02:49:47.532Z | 126.831° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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