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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

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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-43 03B
1 61618U 24190B   26129.30979707  .00006413  00000-0  26691-3 0  9991
2 61618  34.9878  82.1535 0006353   5.0735 355.0043 15.23056660 85933

Epoch: 2026-05-09T07:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-09T07:26:06.466Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

103.49744°

Altitude

491.183 km

Speed

7.624 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 28m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

06:47:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

504.249 km

Perigee altitude

495.51 km

Semi-major axis

6,878.016 km

Eccentricity

0.00064

Inclination

34.9878°

RAAN

82.1535°

Arg. of periapsis

5.0735°

True anomaly

354.99796°

Mean anomaly

355.0043°

Eccentric anomaly

355.00113°

Mean motion

3.80494 °/min

Orbital period

94.61 mins

BSTAR

0.00026691

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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	2026-05-10 01:00:04.027Z	205.895° SW	2026-05-10 01:02:04.027Z	165.164° S	21.799°	2026-05-10 01:05:04.027Z	110.213° ESE
6 mins	2026-05-10 02:39:04.027Z	239.014° WSW	2026-05-10 02:42:04.027Z	157.525° S	30.749°	2026-05-10 02:45:04.027Z	109.017° ESE
5 mins	2026-05-10 04:19:04.027Z	239.831° WSW	2026-05-10 04:21:04.027Z	191.609° SSW	26.229°	2026-05-10 04:24:04.027Z	133.88° SE

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YAOGAN-43 03B, 61618

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-09T07:26:06.466Z)

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