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YAOGAN-43 03A, 61617

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-43 03A, 61617 is a payload satellite owned by PLA GAD (CN) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 23 Oct 2024 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C 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

61617, 2024-190A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission (PLA) (CN)

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-10-23 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2C

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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-43 03A
1 61617U 24190A   26261.65629363  .00004732  00000-0  19732-3 0  9995
2 61617  34.9924 329.8404 0004067 107.8308 252.2850 15.23082143106121

Epoch: 2026-09-18T15:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-18T15:45:03.769Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

95.99858°

Altitude

496.308 km

Speed

7.618 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 59m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

17:24:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

502.599 km

Perigee altitude

497.005 km

Semi-major axis

6,877.939 km

Eccentricity

0.00041

Inclination

34.9924°

RAAN

329.8404°

Arg. of periapsis

107.8308°

True anomaly

252.24061°

Mean anomaly

252.285°

Eccentric anomaly

252.26281°

Mean motion

3.80501 °/min

Orbital period

94.61 mins

BSTAR

0.00019732

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Other satellites on launch #190 in the year 2024 (2024-10-23 UTC)

YAOGAN-43 03C, 61619

YAOGAN-43 03B, 61618

CZ-2C R/B, 61620 (Decayed)

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YAOGAN-43 03A 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	2026-09-19 09:21:06.711Z	207.703° SW	2026-09-19 09:23:06.711Z	152.758° SSE	29.096°	2026-09-19 09:25:06.711Z	113.349° SE
5 mins	2026-09-19 11:00:06.711Z	238.606° WSW	2026-09-19 11:02:06.711Z	182.314° SSW	39.134°	2026-09-19 11:05:06.711Z	116.494° SE
4 mins	2026-09-19 12:40:06.711Z	229.774° WSW	2026-09-19 12:41:06.711Z	207.733° SW	23.527°	2026-09-19 12:44:06.711Z	147.79° SSE

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YAOGAN-43 03A, 61617

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-18T15:45:03.769Z)

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YAOGAN-43 03A Visibility forecast

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