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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

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, 5 m

Radar Cross Section

11.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-43 02E
1 60949U 24156E   25196.58176772  .00009768  00000-0  40541-3 0  9999
2 60949  34.9953 155.1304 0005728 207.8029 152.2379 15.23076580 48099

Epoch: 2025-07-15T13:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T13:57:44.731Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

12.01972°

Altitude

498.958 km

Speed

7.615 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 20m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-31.8287°

Longitude

-51.81963°

Altitude

503.934 km

Speed

7.614 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 40m 56s

Apparent Declination

-54° 26' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:07:45

Azimuth

228.027° WSW

Elevation

-43.388°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

503.758 km

Perigee altitude

495.878 km

Semi-major axis

6,877.955 km

Eccentricity

0.00057

Inclination

34.9953°

RAAN

155.1304°

Arg. of periapsis

207.8029°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

152.2379°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.805 °/min

Orbital period

94.61 mins

BSTAR

0.00040541

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YAOGAN-43 02E 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	2025-07-16 01:13:16.982Z	198.044° SSW	2025-07-16 01:15:16.982Z	160.125° S	19.018°	2025-07-16 01:17:16.982Z	122.002° SE
5 mins	2025-07-16 02:52:16.982Z	233.447° WSW	2025-07-16 02:54:16.982Z	189.232° SSW	30.521°	2025-07-16 02:57:16.982Z	113.201° SE
5 mins	2025-07-16 04:32:16.982Z	238.539° WSW	2025-07-16 04:34:16.982Z	184.669° SSW	28.556°	2025-07-16 04:37:16.982Z	127.238° SE

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