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YAOGAN-43 03B, 61618

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-43 03B, 61618 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

61618, 2024-190B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 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 9 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-43 03B
1 61618U 24190B   25186.54673604  .00006117  00000-0  25583-3 0  9996
2 61618  34.9873 217.9357 0003152 156.9353 203.1503 15.22916562 38986

Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:07:17.993Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

97.32744°

Altitude

497.947 km

Speed

7.617 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 31m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-21.51215°

Longitude

-50.92417°

Altitude

499.989 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 52m 47s

Apparent Declination

-42° 13' 47"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:52:55

Azimuth

246.579° WSW

Elevation

-45.687°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

502.469 km

Perigee altitude

498.133 km

Semi-major axis

6,878.438 km

Eccentricity

0.00032

Inclination

34.9873°

RAAN

217.9357°

Arg. of periapsis

156.9353°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

203.1503°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.8046 °/min

Orbital period

94.62 mins

BSTAR

0.00025583

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YAOGAN-43 03B 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.
5 mins	2025-07-06 06:42:48.958Z	212.045° SW	2025-07-06 06:44:48.958Z	164.293° S	25.562°	2025-07-06 06:47:48.958Z	108.002° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-06 08:21:48.958Z	242.039° WSW	2025-07-06 08:23:48.958Z	197.773° SSW	31.299°	2025-07-06 08:26:48.958Z	119.085° SE
4 mins	2025-07-06 10:01:48.958Z	236.699° WSW	2025-07-06 10:03:48.958Z	191.8° SSW	22.546°	2025-07-06 10:05:48.958Z	151.296° SSE

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