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YAOGAN-43 02C, 60947

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-43 02C, 60947 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

60947, 2024-156C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

3 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 (8 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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-43 02C
1 60947U 24156C   25129.25153621  .00010471  00000-0  43349-3 0  9997
2 60947  34.9983 218.4962 0000608  18.4046 341.6691 15.23164763 37821

Epoch: 2025-05-09T06:02Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T06:02:12.728Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-99.36719°

Altitude

494.812 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 33m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

34.35909°

Longitude

-24.10177°

Altitude

496.548 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 33m 08s

Apparent Declination

-4° 26' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:40:54

Azimuth

94.658° ESE

Elevation

-1.365°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

499.971 km

Perigee altitude

499.134 km

Semi-major axis

6,877.689 km

Eccentricity

0.0000608

Inclination

34.9983°

RAAN

218.4962°

Arg. of periapsis

18.4046°

True anomaly

341.66691°

Mean anomaly

341.6691°

Eccentric anomaly

341.668°

Mean motion

3.80522 °/min

BSTAR

0.00043349

Orbital period

94.61 mins

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YAOGAN-43 02C 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.
6 mins	2025-05-09 11:02:34.307Z	226.456° WSW	2025-05-09 11:05:34.307Z	158.158° S	27.325°	2025-05-09 11:08:34.307Z	106.061° ESE
5 mins	2025-05-09 12:42:34.307Z	241.082° WSW	2025-05-09 12:44:34.307Z	189.952° SSW	31.396°	2025-05-09 12:47:34.307Z	120.239° SE
4 mins	2025-05-09 14:22:34.307Z	231.047° WSW	2025-05-09 14:24:34.307Z	187.635° SSW	19.709°	2025-05-09 14:26:34.307Z	153.156° SSE

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