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YAOGAN-46, 66313

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-46, 66313 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) that was launched on Mon, 03 Nov 2025 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 7A launch vehicle from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC). 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

66313, 2025-250A

Orbit

Active

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Strategic Support Troops (CN)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Defense Imaging

Bus & Motor

YG46, LAE

Mass

~5,000 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-11-03 (4 months ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 7A

Launch site

Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

34.063 m²

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-46
1 66313U 25250A   26061.67015410 -.00000032  00000-0  00000+0 0  9997
2 66313  20.0758  43.4177 0003270 346.0905  13.9238  5.31198422  6432

Epoch: 2026-03-02T16:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-02T16:05:01.314Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

1.70655°

Altitude

7,491.178 km

Speed

5.363 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 53m 41s

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

06:56:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

7,503.948 km

Perigee altitude

7,494.872 km

Semi-major axis

13,877.547 km

Eccentricity

0.00033

Inclination

20.0758°

RAAN

43.4177°

Arg. of periapsis

346.0905°

True anomaly

13.93282°

Mean anomaly

13.9238°

Eccentric anomaly

13.92831°

Mean motion

1.32762 °/min

Orbital period

271.16 mins

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CZ-7A R/B, 66314 (Decayed)

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YAOGAN-46 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.
86 mins	2026-03-03 06:19:37.505Z	259.397° W	2026-03-03 07:02:37.505Z	191.589° SSW	38.108°	2026-03-03 07:45:37.505Z	123.572° SE
60 mins	2026-03-03 11:52:37.505Z	254.444° W	2026-03-03 12:21:37.505Z	212.732° SW	19.785°	2026-03-03 12:52:37.505Z	168.187° S
77 mins	2026-03-03 23:26:37.505Z	211.466° SW	2026-03-04 00:05:37.505Z	151.494° SSE	30.365°	2026-03-04 00:43:37.505Z	94.772° ESE

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YAOGAN-46, 66313

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-02T16:05:01.314Z)

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