YAOGAN 20A, 40109
Orbit data source: Space-Track
YAOGAN 20A, 40109 is a payload satellite owned by PLA GAD (CN) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 09 Aug 2014 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4C launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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YAOGAN 20A details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | CAST |
| Mission | Operational Defense Sigint |
| Bus & Motor | JB-8, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 1 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.446 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 YAOGAN 20A
1 40109U 14047A 24361.53052837 .00000190 00000-0 33192-3 0 9990
2 40109 63.3851 324.7060 0342915 11.9444 348.9459 13.45356533510108Epoch: 2024-12-26T12:43Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T12:43:57.651Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | 38.20717° |
| Altitude | 840.152 km |
| Speed | 7.557 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 21h 38m 49s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -61.92435° |
| Longitude | -73.33131° |
| Altitude | 1,198.834 km |
| Speed | 7.212 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 09h 37m 24s |
| Apparent Declination | -65° 32' 29" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 18:45:56 |
| Azimuth | 209.225° SW |
| Elevation | -54.77° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,344.254 km |
| Perigee altitude | 832.189 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,466.358 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0342915 |
| Inclination | 63.3851° |
| RAAN | 324.706° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 11.9444° |
| True anomaly | 348.15947° |
| Mean anomaly | 348.9459° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 348.55607° |
| Mean motion | 3.36419 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00033192 |
| Orbital period | 107.01 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 2014 (2014-08-09 UTC)
| YAOGAN 20A, 40109 |
| YAOGAN 20B, 40110 |
| YAOGAN 20C, 40111 |
| CZ-4C R/B, 40112 |
| CZ-4C DEB, 40113 |
| CZ-4C DEB, 40114 |
| CZ-4C DEB, 49945 (Decayed) |
| CZ-4C DEB, 49946 (Decayed) |
YAOGAN 20A Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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| 11 mins | 2024-12-26 23:33:17.420Z | 205.309° SW | 2024-12-26 23:38:17.420Z | 150.818° SSE | 43.811° | 2024-12-26 23:44:17.420Z | 37.182° NE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 01:27:17.420Z | 290.863° WNW | 2024-12-27 01:30:17.420Z | 330.895° NNW | 20.318° | 2024-12-27 01:34:17.420Z | 12.035° NNE |
| 11 mins | 2024-12-27 07:05:17.420Z | 347.872° N | 2024-12-27 07:10:17.420Z | 48.122° ENE | 30.373° | 2024-12-27 07:16:17.420Z | 106.125° ESE |
| 13 mins | 2024-12-27 08:55:17.420Z | 315.155° NNW | 2024-12-27 09:01:17.420Z | 233.145° WSW | 40.274° | 2024-12-27 09:08:17.420Z | 166.817° S |
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