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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
Last TLE update
9 hours ago
Origin
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 02D
1 60948U 24156D   25182.55247001  .00006331  78790-8  26211-3 0  9994
2 60948  34.9924 243.2816 0002882 316.4052  43.6435 15.22971798 45956
Epoch: 2025-07-01T13:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T13:15:33.408Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
124.54611°
Altitude
494.356 km
Speed
7.621 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 13m 07s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-35.11045°
Longitude
29.43994°
Altitude
504.827 km
Speed
7.613 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 16m 58s
Apparent Declination
-84° 39' 49"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
09:58:08
Azimuth
181.157° SSW
Elevation
-34.66°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
502.116 km
Perigee altitude
498.151 km
Semi-major axis
6,878.271 km
Eccentricity
0.00029
Inclination
34.9924°
RAAN
243.2816°
Arg. of periapsis
316.4052°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
43.6435°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.80473 °/min
Orbital period
94.62 mins
BSTAR
0.00026211
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YAOGAN-43 02D Visibility forecast

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End Az.
6 mins2025-07-02 08:23:44.397Z219.817° SW2025-07-02 08:26:44.397Z163.501° S23.793°2025-07-02 08:29:44.397Z108.553° ESE
5 mins2025-07-02 10:03:44.397Z240.277° WSW2025-07-02 10:05:44.397Z196.294° SSW31.407°2025-07-02 10:08:44.397Z117.046° SE
5 mins2025-07-02 11:43:44.397Z237.791° WSW2025-07-02 11:45:44.397Z190.47° SSW24.551°2025-07-02 11:48:44.397Z136.876° SSE
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