YAOGAN-43 02F, 60950
Orbit data source: Space-Track
YAOGAN-43 02F, 60950 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
SAST
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 2.5 m
Radar Cross Section
11.063 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago
TLE from 17 hours ago
0 YAOGAN-43 02F
1 60950U 24156F 26126.35790978 .00007051 00000-0 29366-3 0 9995
2 60950 34.9917 100.9653 0001684 285.9526 74.1003 15.23033902 93066Epoch: 2026-05-06T08:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T08:35:23.404Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
107.89819°
Altitude
495.285 km
Speed
7.62 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 43m 51s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
09:08:22
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
501.105 km
Perigee altitude
498.789 km
Semi-major axis
6,878.084 km
Eccentricity
0.00017
Inclination
34.9917°
RAAN
100.9653°
Arg. of periapsis
285.9526°
True anomaly
74.11886°
Mean anomaly
74.1003°
Eccentric anomaly
74.10958°
Mean motion
3.80489 °/min
Orbital period
94.62 mins
BSTAR
0.00029366
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Other satellites on launch #156 in the year 2024 (2024-09-03 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.YAOGAN-43 02F 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-05-07 02:08:14.743Z | 203.043° SW | 2026-05-07 02:10:14.743Z | 167.967° S | 18.98° | 2026-05-07 02:13:14.743Z | 113.701° SE |
| 5 mins | 2026-05-07 03:48:14.743Z | 225.162° WSW | 2026-05-07 03:50:14.743Z | 163.545° S | 30.818° | 2026-05-07 03:53:14.743Z | 108.348° ESE |
| 5 mins | 2026-05-07 05:27:14.743Z | 243.272° WSW | 2026-05-07 05:29:14.743Z | 196.887° SSW | 28.299° | 2026-05-07 05:32:14.743Z | 130.525° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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