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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). 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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Identifier	60946, 2024-156B
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	8 hours ago
Origin	PLA GAD (PRC)
Manufacturer	SAST
Mission	Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor	Unknown
Mass	~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2024-09-03 (7 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 8 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-43 02B
1 60946U 24156B   25081.66466716  .00042771  00000-0  17795-2 0  9993
2 60946  34.9978 157.7629 0003627  16.9347 343.1488 15.22752430 30568

Epoch: 2025-03-22T15:57Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-22T15:57:07.242Z)

Latitude	-0.00003°
Longitude	98.0762°
Altitude	494.064 km
Speed	7.621 km/s
True Right ascension	10h 31m 03s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	34.7422°
Longitude	176.00862°
Altitude	496.826 km
Speed	7.622 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	16h 24m 39s
Apparent Declination	0° 57' 33"
Sunlit	Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	05:13:06
Azimuth	18.849° NNE
Elevation	-49.513°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	503.288 km
Perigee altitude	498.298 km
Semi-major axis	6,878.93 km
Eccentricity	0.0003627
Inclination	34.9978°
RAAN	157.7629°
Arg. of periapsis	16.9347°
True anomaly	343.13675°
Mean anomaly	343.1488°
Eccentric anomaly	343.14277°
Mean motion	3.80419 °/min
BSTAR	0.0017795
Orbital period	94.63 mins

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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	2025-03-23 09:32:36.155Z	210.547° SW	2025-03-23 09:34:36.155Z	162.779° S	25.12°	2025-03-23 09:37:36.155Z	107.689° ESE
5 mins	2025-03-23 11:11:36.155Z	241.33° WSW	2025-03-23 11:13:36.155Z	195.985° SSW	31.497°	2025-03-23 11:16:36.155Z	118.198° SE
4 mins	2025-03-23 12:51:36.155Z	236.521° WSW	2025-03-23 12:53:36.155Z	190.681° SSW	23.044°	2025-03-23 12:55:36.155Z	149.983° SSE

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