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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

CN / PRC

Related business

Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission (PLA) (CN)

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-09-03 (2 years 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: 5 days ago

TLE from 5 days ago

0 YAOGAN-43 02B
1 60946U 24156B   26153.82605940  .00012991  00000-0  53626-3 0  9991
2 60946  34.9960 288.3320 0003899   0.8675 359.2046 15.23219088 97250

Epoch: 2026-06-02T19:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-02T19:49:31.532Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

99.65715°

Altitude

492.366 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 13m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

06:38:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

502.071 km

Perigee altitude

496.708 km

Semi-major axis

6,877.526 km

Eccentricity

0.00039

Inclination

34.996°

RAAN

288.332°

Arg. of periapsis

0.8675°

True anomaly

359.20398°

Mean anomaly

359.2046°

Eccentric anomaly

359.20429°

Mean motion

3.80535 °/min

Orbital period

94.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00053626

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Other satellites on launch #156 in the year 2024 (2024-09-03 UTC)

CZ-4B R/B, 60951 (Decayed)

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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.
5 mins	2026-06-08 11:23:32.263Z	217.184° SW	2026-06-08 11:25:32.263Z	168.511° S	27.017°	2026-06-08 11:28:32.263Z	108.538° ESE
6 mins	2026-06-08 13:02:32.263Z	244.085° WSW	2026-06-08 13:04:32.263Z	201.649° SSW	30.683°	2026-06-08 13:08:32.263Z	114.785° SE
4 mins	2026-06-08 14:42:32.263Z	236.215° WSW	2026-06-08 14:44:32.263Z	193.95° SSW	20.725°	2026-06-08 14:46:32.263Z	155.351° SSE

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YAOGAN-43 02B, 60946

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-02T19:49:31.532Z)

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YAOGAN-43 02B Visibility forecast

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