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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

60950, 2024-156F

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

5 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 5 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-43 02F
1 60950U 24156F   25192.24827230  .00004306  00000-0  18011-3 0  9992
2 60950  34.9916 182.2131 0001152 286.4708  73.5880 15.23013597 47431

Epoch: 2025-07-11T05:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T05:57:30.726Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

163.43212°

Altitude

495.439 km

Speed

7.619 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 08m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

26.07457°

Longitude

-61.99836°

Altitude

496.616 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 37m 23s

Apparent Declination

-16° 11' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:32:50

Azimuth

256.742° W

Elevation

-9.461°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

500.801 km

Perigee altitude

499.216 km

Semi-major axis

6,878.145 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

34.9916°

RAAN

182.2131°

Arg. of periapsis

286.4708°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

73.588°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.80484 °/min

Orbital period

94.62 mins

BSTAR

0.00018011

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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.
4 mins	2025-07-12 04:17:49.531Z	213.059° SW	2025-07-12 04:19:49.531Z	153.4° SSE	27.778°	2025-07-12 04:21:49.531Z	113.351° SE
5 mins	2025-07-12 05:56:49.531Z	239.717° WSW	2025-07-12 05:58:49.531Z	185.102° SSW	31.042°	2025-07-12 06:01:49.531Z	121.001° SE
4 mins	2025-07-12 07:36:49.531Z	228.003° WSW	2025-07-12 07:37:49.531Z	208.018° SW	18.676°	2025-07-12 07:40:49.531Z	154.207° SSE

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