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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

8 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, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

11.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-43 02D
1 60948U 24156D   25200.18521221  .00006960  00000-0  28880-3 0  9996
2 60948  34.9919 132.3707 0001813 150.6316 209.4501 15.23160240 32237

Epoch: 2025-07-19T04:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-19T04:26:42.334Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

128.46834°

Altitude

496.307 km

Speed

7.618 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 49m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

7.48161°

Longitude

137.14471°

Altitude

495.507 km

Speed

7.619 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 57m 43s

Apparent Declination

-17° 06' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:11:46

Azimuth

61.564° ENE

Elevation

-53.119°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

500.814 km

Perigee altitude

498.32 km

Semi-major axis

6,877.704 km

Eccentricity

0.00018

Inclination

34.9919°

RAAN

132.3707°

Arg. of periapsis

150.6316°

True anomaly

209.43989°

Mean anomaly

209.4501°

Eccentric anomaly

209.44499°

Mean motion

3.8052 °/min

Orbital period

94.61 mins

BSTAR

0.0002888

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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	2025-07-19 23:34:02.960Z	213.491° SW	2025-07-19 23:37:02.960Z	158.654° S	21.302°	2025-07-19 23:39:02.960Z	119.083° SE
5 mins	2025-07-20 01:14:02.960Z	235.693° WSW	2025-07-20 01:16:02.960Z	187.488° SSW	31.487°	2025-07-20 01:19:02.960Z	113.615° SE
5 mins	2025-07-20 02:54:02.960Z	236.004° WSW	2025-07-20 02:56:02.960Z	182.981° SSW	26.406°	2025-07-20 02:59:02.960Z	130.754° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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