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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

9 hours ago

Origin

Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission (China) (CN / PRC)

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 9 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-43 02B
1 60946U 24156B   25182.54944006  .00007828  00000-0  32842-3 0  9990
2 60946  34.9943 243.2991 0001158 183.2985 176.7722 15.22767198 45953

Epoch: 2025-07-01T13:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T13:11:11.621Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

125.65738°

Altitude

497.2 km

Speed

7.618 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 13m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-26.40588°

Longitude

-11.80845°

Altitude

502.699 km

Speed

7.614 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 33m 16s

Apparent Declination

-60° 45' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:44:01

Azimuth

216.702° SW

Elevation

-35.272°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

501.546 km

Perigee altitude

499.952 km

Semi-major axis

6,878.886 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

34.9943°

RAAN

243.2991°

Arg. of periapsis

183.2985°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

176.7722°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.80422 °/min

Orbital period

94.63 mins

BSTAR

0.00032842

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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	2025-07-02 08:19:39.648Z	214.979° SW	2025-07-02 08:22:39.648Z	153.691° SSE	22.835°	2025-07-02 08:24:39.648Z	115.468° SE
5 mins	2025-07-02 09:59:39.648Z	235.72° WSW	2025-07-02 10:01:39.648Z	181.666° SSW	32.102°	2025-07-02 10:04:39.648Z	113.65° SE
4 mins	2025-07-02 11:39:39.648Z	232.601° WSW	2025-07-02 11:41:39.648Z	180.429° SSW	24.58°	2025-07-02 11:43:39.648Z	142.008° SSE

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