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YAOGAN-43 03C, 61619

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-43 03C, 61619 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

61619, 2024-190C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 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 (9 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, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

11.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-43 03C
1 61619U 24190C   25199.53047931  .00002918  00000-0  12273-3 0  9995
2 61619  34.9957 136.5092 0007158 216.8039 143.2185 15.22947456 40922

Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:43:53.412Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

8.95604°

Altitude

499.804 km

Speed

7.615 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 06m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-15.67663°

Longitude

-150.2611°

Altitude

494.385 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 04m 28s

Apparent Declination

-27° 34' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:52:20

Azimuth

42.371° NE

Elevation

-74.175°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

505.13 km

Perigee altitude

495.283 km

Semi-major axis

6,878.344 km

Eccentricity

0.00072

Inclination

34.9957°

RAAN

136.5092°

Arg. of periapsis

216.8039°

True anomaly

143.26758°

Mean anomaly

143.2185°

Eccentric anomaly

143.24304°

Mean motion

3.80467 °/min

Orbital period

94.62 mins

BSTAR

0.00012273

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

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YAOGAN-43 03B, 61618

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

YAOGAN-43 03C 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	2025-07-18 23:59:47.162Z	206.54° SW	2025-07-19 00:01:47.162Z	169.8° S	20.798°	2025-07-19 00:04:47.162Z	113.003° SE
5 mins	2025-07-19 01:39:47.162Z	228.108° WSW	2025-07-19 01:41:47.162Z	165.92° S	31.508°	2025-07-19 01:44:47.162Z	109.581° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-19 03:18:47.162Z	243.527° WSW	2025-07-19 03:20:47.162Z	198.984° SSW	27.076°	2025-07-19 03:23:47.162Z	133.994° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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