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YAOGAN-40 02A, 63918

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-40 02A, 63918 is a payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Sun, 11 May 2025 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 6A launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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

63918, 2025-096A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

Unknown

Manufacturer

DFH

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

YG40, Unknown motor

Mass

~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-05-11 (2 weeks ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 6A

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-40 02A
1 63918U 25096A   25143.84349527  .00000196  00000-0  96303-4 0  9997
2 63918  85.9957   2.5264 0001872  93.8031 266.3366 14.12337584  1611

Epoch: 2025-05-23T20:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-23T20:14:37.991Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

177.17522°

Altitude

854.484 km

Speed

7.425 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 10m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-43.18147°

Longitude

173.27347°

Altitude

869.031 km

Speed

7.416 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 45m 15s

Apparent Declination

-42° 14' 12"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:40:10

Azimuth

107.104° ESE

Elevation

-79.408°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

849.74 km

Perigee altitude

847.035 km

Semi-major axis

7,226.525 km

Eccentricity

0.00019

Inclination

85.9957°

RAAN

2.5264°

Arg. of periapsis

93.8031°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

266.3366°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.53304 °/min

Orbital period

101.9 mins

BSTAR

0.000096303

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YAOGAN-40 02A 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.
10 mins	2025-05-24 15:03:30.293Z	177.779° S	2025-05-24 15:08:30.293Z	37.903° NE	44.347°	2025-05-24 15:13:30.293Z	4.884° NNE
8 mins	2025-05-25 01:44:30.293Z	25.97° NE	2025-05-25 01:48:30.293Z	83.39° E	25.983°	2025-05-25 01:52:30.293Z	135.096° SSE
7 mins	2025-05-25 03:27:30.293Z	325.362° NNW	2025-05-25 03:30:30.293Z	276.846° WNW	28.887°	2025-05-25 03:34:30.293Z	218.711° SW

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