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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

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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-43 02C
1 60947U 24156C   25182.54499211  .00005610  00000-0  23403-3 0  9994
2 60947  34.9975 243.3408 0001789 175.6991 184.3740 15.23032334 45958

Epoch: 2025-07-01T13:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T13:04:47.318Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

127.30478°

Altitude

496.833 km

Speed

7.618 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 13m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-34.07785°

Longitude

50.99606°

Altitude

505.748 km

Speed

7.612 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 52m 37s

Apparent Declination

-76° 13' 24"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:51:23

Azimuth

163.62° S

Elevation

-35.232°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

501.181 km

Perigee altitude

498.72 km

Semi-major axis

6,878.088 km

Eccentricity

0.00018

Inclination

34.9975°

RAAN

243.3408°

Arg. of periapsis

175.6991°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

184.374°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.80489 °/min

Orbital period

94.62 mins

BSTAR

0.00023403

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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.
5 mins	2025-07-02 08:13:00.572Z	209.227° SW	2025-07-02 08:15:00.572Z	171.149° S	21.895°	2025-07-02 08:18:00.572Z	112.429° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-02 09:53:00.572Z	229.767° WSW	2025-07-02 09:55:00.572Z	166.791° S	31.648°	2025-07-02 09:58:00.572Z	110.488° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-02 11:32:00.572Z	243.058° WSW	2025-07-02 11:34:00.572Z	199.085° SSW	25.982°	2025-07-02 11:37:00.572Z	136.269° SSE

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