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YAOGAN-43 02D, 60948

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-43 02D, 60948 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

60948, 2024-156D

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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-43 02D
1 60948U 24156D   26306.69469586  .00004435  00000-0  18533-3 0  9994
2 60948  34.9934  46.8044 0003152  69.8177 290.2876 15.23034985120575

Epoch: 2026-11-02T16:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T16:40:21.722Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

114.74581°

Altitude

494.848 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 07m 13s

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

21:44:06

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

502.112 km

Perigee altitude

497.776 km

Semi-major axis

6,878.081 km

Eccentricity

0.00032

Inclination

34.9934°

RAAN

46.8044°

Arg. of periapsis

69.8177°

True anomaly

290.25372°

Mean anomaly

290.2876°

Eccentric anomaly

290.27066°

Mean motion

3.80489 °/min

Orbital period

94.62 mins

BSTAR

0.00018533

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

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YAOGAN-43 02D 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.
4 mins	2026-11-03 10:12:11.588Z	189.657° SSW	2026-11-03 10:14:11.588Z	156.255° SSE	15.578°	2026-11-03 10:16:11.588Z	122.834° SE
5 mins	2026-11-03 11:51:11.588Z	225.816° WSW	2026-11-03 11:53:11.588Z	180.759° SSW	33.466°	2026-11-03 11:56:11.588Z	110.771° ESE
5 mins	2026-11-03 13:31:11.588Z	237.087° WSW	2026-11-03 13:33:11.588Z	176.522° S	36.94°	2026-11-03 13:36:11.588Z	119.571° SE

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YAOGAN-43 02D, 60948

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T16:40:21.722Z)

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