YAOGAN-30 A, 42945
Orbit data source: Space-Track
YAOGAN-30 A, 42945 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 29 Sep 2017 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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-30 A details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 6 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SECM |
| Mission | Operational Defense Sigint |
| Bus & Motor | Unknown |
| 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 6 hours ago
0 YAOGAN-30 A
1 42945U 17058A 24361.18316923 .00007232 00000-0 60189-3 0 9995
2 42945 34.9987 58.9837 0003110 148.2824 211.8070 14.98028704395010Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:23Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:23:45.821Z)
| Latitude | -0.00005° |
| Longitude | -102.12351° |
| Altitude | 573.744 km |
| Speed | 7.575 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 03h 55m 56s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 11.76874° |
| Longitude | 59.27523° |
| Altitude | 568.999 km |
| Speed | 7.581 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 17h 15m 39s |
| Apparent Declination | -18° 53' 40" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:15:11 |
| Azimuth | 86.069° E |
| Elevation | -34.882° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 578.365 km |
| Perigee altitude | 574.04 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,954.34 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.000311 |
| Inclination | 34.9987° |
| RAAN | 58.9837° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 148.2824° |
| True anomaly | 211.78822° |
| Mean anomaly | 211.807° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 211.79761° |
| Mean motion | 3.74248 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00060189 |
| Orbital period | 96.19 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2017 (2017-09-29 UTC)
| YAOGAN-30 A, 42945 |
| YAOGAN-30 B, 42946 |
| YAOGAN-30 C, 42947 |
| CZ-2C R/B, 42948 |
YAOGAN-30 A 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 mins | 2024-12-26 11:10:05.988Z | 255.645° W | 2024-12-26 11:14:05.988Z | 182.678° SSW | 32.508° | 2024-12-26 11:17:05.988Z | 122.935° SE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-26 12:53:05.988Z | 236.631° WSW | 2024-12-26 12:55:05.988Z | 200.972° SSW | 19.566° | 2024-12-26 12:58:05.988Z | 154.514° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 07:51:05.988Z | 193.085° SSW | 2024-12-27 07:53:05.988Z | 151.13° SSE | 22.149° | 2024-12-27 07:56:05.988Z | 106.706° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 09:31:05.988Z | 238.047° WSW | 2024-12-27 09:34:05.988Z | 164.005° S | 33.278° | 2024-12-27 09:37:05.988Z | 109.184° ESE |
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