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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
5 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 (9 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 5 hours ago
0 YAOGAN-43 02E
1 60949U 24156E   25167.60767964  .00012338  00000-0  51176-3 0  9992
2 60949  34.9982 337.3470 0006443 307.6030  52.4100 15.23053259 43675
Epoch: 2025-06-16T14:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-16T14:35:03.52Z)
Latitude
Longitude
-146.53365°
Altitude
492.845 km
Speed
7.622 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 29m 23s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-6.23363°
Longitude
-156.68318°
Altitude
493.15 km
Speed
7.622 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 13m 24s
Apparent Declination
-25° 03' 21"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:56:08
Azimuth
286.914° WNW
Elevation
-57.739°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
504.319 km
Perigee altitude
495.456 km
Semi-major axis
6,878.025 km
Eccentricity
0.00064
Inclination
34.9982°
RAAN
337.347°
Arg. of periapsis
307.603°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
52.41°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.80494 °/min
Orbital period
94.61 mins
BSTAR
0.00051176
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YAOGAN-43 02E Visibility forecast

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5 mins2025-06-16 19:45:23.412Z246.437° WSW2025-06-16 19:48:23.412Z189.117° SSW20.63°2025-06-16 19:50:23.412Z153.027° SSE
5 mins2025-06-17 16:03:23.412Z216.179° SW2025-06-17 16:05:23.412Z163.336° S27.742°2025-06-17 16:08:23.412Z107.212° ESE
5 mins2025-06-17 17:42:23.412Z243.022° WSW2025-06-17 17:44:23.412Z196.656° SSW31.151°2025-06-17 17:47:23.412Z121.76° SE
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