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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 (1 year 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: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-43 02D
1 60948U 24156D   25350.23049760  .00008495  00000-0  35396-3 0  9996
2 60948  34.9930 268.6456 0004299  44.1732 315.9325 15.22977427 71539

Epoch: 2025-12-16T05:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-16T05:31:54.992Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

100.54872°

Altitude

493.649 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 54m 34s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

19:47:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

503.074 km

Perigee altitude

497.16 km

Semi-major axis

6,878.254 km

Eccentricity

0.00043

Inclination

34.993°

RAAN

268.6456°

Arg. of periapsis

44.1732°

True anomaly

315.89822°

Mean anomaly

315.9325°

Eccentric anomaly

315.91536°

Mean motion

3.80475 °/min

Orbital period

94.62 mins

BSTAR

0.00035396

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

YAOGAN-43 02F, 60950

YAOGAN-43 02C, 60947

YAOGAN-43 02A, 60945

CZ-4B R/B, 60951 (Decayed)

YAOGAN-43 02B, 60946

YAOGAN-43 02E, 60949

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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.
5 mins	2025-12-16 23:06:14.209Z	213.864° SW	2025-12-16 23:08:14.209Z	175.414° S	23.228°	2025-12-16 23:11:14.209Z	112.751° SE
5 mins	2025-12-17 00:46:14.209Z	233.223° WSW	2025-12-17 00:48:14.209Z	172.381° S	31.923°	2025-12-17 00:51:14.209Z	112.615° SE
4 mins	2025-12-17 02:26:14.209Z	227.522° WSW	2025-12-17 02:27:14.209Z	202.611° SW	24.336°	2025-12-17 02:30:14.209Z	140.577° SSE

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YAOGAN-43 02D, 60948

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-16T05:31:54.992Z)

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