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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: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago
0 YAOGAN-43 02E
1 60949U 24156E   25261.01885293  .00015167  00000-0  62929-3 0  9999
2 60949  34.9954 109.8783 0001079 260.1746  99.8846 15.23030431 57922
Epoch: 2025-09-18T00:27Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T00:27:08.893Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
105.90471°
Altitude
495.74 km
Speed
7.619 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 19m 30s
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
11:19:34
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
500.699 km
Perigee altitude
499.215 km
Semi-major axis
6,878.094 km
Eccentricity
0.00011
Inclination
34.9954°
RAAN
109.8783°
Arg. of periapsis
260.1746°
True anomaly
99.89678°
Mean anomaly
99.8846°
Eccentric anomaly
99.89069°
Mean motion
3.80488 °/min
Orbital period
94.62 mins
BSTAR
0.00062929
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