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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
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
1
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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