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YAOGAN-43 02E, 60949

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-43 02E, 60949 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
60949, 2024-156E
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
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: 6 days ago

TLE from 6 days ago
0 YAOGAN-43 02E
1 60949U 24156E   25252.16864552  .00016232  00000-0  67100-3 0  9990
2 60949  34.9967 165.5264 0001979 272.1066  87.9422 15.23141737 56576
Epoch: 2025-09-09T04:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-09T04:02:50.972Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
116.35068°
Altitude
495.229 km
Speed
7.619 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 02m 06s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:46:50
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
500.983 km
Perigee altitude
498.261 km
Semi-major axis
6,877.759 km
Eccentricity
0.0002
Inclination
34.9967°
RAAN
165.5264°
Arg. of periapsis
272.1066°
True anomaly
87.96486°
Mean anomaly
87.9422°
Eccentric anomaly
87.95353°
Mean motion
3.80516 °/min
Orbital period
94.61 mins
BSTAR
0.000671
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