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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

10 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, 5 m

Radar Cross Section

11.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-43 02D
1 60948U 24156D   25186.55115379  .00005595  61530-8  23133-3 0  9995
2 60948  34.9924 218.1323 0002375 345.2030  14.8615 15.23016985 46560

Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:13:39.687Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

95.92936°

Altitude

494.075 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 32m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

13.6638°

Longitude

-106.92703°

Altitude

496.479 km

Speed

7.619 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 17m 16s

Apparent Declination

-12° 16' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:17:10

Azimuth

330.212° NNW

Elevation

-59.345°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

501.631 km

Perigee altitude

498.364 km

Semi-major axis

6,878.135 km

Eccentricity

0.00024

Inclination

34.9924°

RAAN

218.1323°

Arg. of periapsis

345.203°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

14.8615°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.80485 °/min

Orbital period

94.62 mins

BSTAR

0.00023133

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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	2025-07-06 06:49:50.516Z	206.184° SW	2025-07-06 06:50:50.516Z	181.742° SSW	25.645°	2025-07-06 06:53:50.516Z	112.999° SE
5 mins	2025-07-06 08:28:50.516Z	237.269° WSW	2025-07-06 08:30:50.516Z	179.669° S	31.895°	2025-07-06 08:33:50.516Z	116.517° SE
4 mins	2025-07-06 10:08:50.516Z	228.314° WSW	2025-07-06 10:09:50.516Z	206.106° SW	21.603°	2025-07-06 10:12:50.516Z	147.568° SSE

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