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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

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 02F
1 60950U 24156F   25182.54635024  .00006339  00000-0  26524-3 0  9998
2 60950  34.9922 243.2300 0001287 267.1565  92.9003 15.22900956 45950

Epoch: 2025-07-01T13:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T13:06:44.66Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

126.7037°

Altitude

496.047 km

Speed

7.619 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 12m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

24.83731°

Longitude

-96.6247°

Altitude

496.703 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 33m 09s

Apparent Declination

-7° 07' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:13:55

Azimuth

307.058° NW

Elevation

-44.783°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

501.232 km

Perigee altitude

499.462 km

Semi-major axis

6,878.484 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

34.9922°

RAAN

243.23°

Arg. of periapsis

267.1565°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

92.9003°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.80456 °/min

Orbital period

94.62 mins

BSTAR

0.00026524

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-02 08:14:38.965Z	215.98° SW	2025-07-02 08:17:38.965Z	159.618° S	22.478°	2025-07-02 08:20:38.965Z	107.958° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-02 09:54:38.965Z	237.557° WSW	2025-07-02 09:56:38.965Z	190.32° SSW	31.657°	2025-07-02 09:59:38.965Z	114.842° SE
5 mins	2025-07-02 11:34:38.965Z	236.587° WSW	2025-07-02 11:36:38.965Z	186.003° SSW	25.62°	2025-07-02 11:39:38.965Z	133.381° SE

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