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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

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission (China) (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-10-23 (8 months ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2C

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 18 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-43 03A
1 61617U 24190A   25184.44828489  .00004929  00000-0  20655-3 0  9999
2 61617  34.9902 231.1758 0004910  50.6840 309.4310 15.22900325 38666

Epoch: 2025-07-03T10:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T10:45:31.814Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

148.07839°

Altitude

493.861 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 24m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-2.73202°

Longitude

-32.78005°

Altitude

498.413 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 54m 40s

Apparent Declination

-20° 46' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:41:40

Azimuth

31.123° NE

Elevation

-68.382°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

503.726 km

Perigee altitude

496.972 km

Semi-major axis

6,878.486 km

Eccentricity

0.00049

Inclination

34.9902°

RAAN

231.1758°

Arg. of periapsis

50.684°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

309.431°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.80456 °/min

Orbital period

94.62 mins

BSTAR

0.00020655

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

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-04 07:28:19.160Z	220.126° SW	2025-07-04 07:31:19.160Z	162.423° S	23.966°	2025-07-04 07:34:19.160Z	108.042° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-04 09:08:19.160Z	240.185° WSW	2025-07-04 09:10:19.160Z	194.839° SSW	31.444°	2025-07-04 09:13:19.160Z	116.966° SE
5 mins	2025-07-04 10:48:19.160Z	236.928° WSW	2025-07-04 10:50:19.160Z	189.424° SSW	24.05°	2025-07-04 10:53:19.160Z	137.157° SSE

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