YAOGAN-30 B, 42946
Orbit data source: Space-Track
YAOGAN-30 B, 42946 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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42946 intel report (Beta)
YAOGAN-30 B details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 5 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 5 hours ago
0 YAOGAN-30 B
1 42946U 17058B 24361.20367157 .00007164 00000-0 59535-3 0 9991
2 42946 34.9987 59.1301 0002112 272.7483 87.2982 14.98089943395003Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:53Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:53:17.223Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | -109.37813° |
| Altitude | 571.648 km |
| Speed | 7.577 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 03h 56m 31s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 31.4621° |
| Longitude | -50.30189° |
| Altitude | 574.038 km |
| Speed | 7.578 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 22m 19s |
| Apparent Declination | -11° 26' 52" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:19:37 |
| Azimuth | 251.15° W |
| Elevation | 4.345° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 577.482 km |
| Perigee altitude | 574.545 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,954.15 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002112 |
| Inclination | 34.9987° |
| RAAN | 59.1301° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 272.7483° |
| True anomaly | 87.32238° |
| Mean anomaly | 87.2982° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 87.31029° |
| Mean motion | 3.74263 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00059535 |
| 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 B 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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| 7 mins | 2024-12-26 10:00:30.610Z | 242.78° WSW | 2024-12-26 10:03:30.610Z | 188.442° SSW | 33.345° | 2024-12-26 10:07:30.610Z | 107.109° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-26 11:42:30.610Z | 246.672° WSW | 2024-12-26 11:45:30.610Z | 176.653° S | 29.161° | 2024-12-26 11:48:30.610Z | 128.502° SE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-26 13:24:30.610Z | 229.429° WSW | 2024-12-26 13:26:30.610Z | 197.621° SSW | 14.741° | 2024-12-26 13:28:30.610Z | 169.778° S |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 08:21:30.610Z | 211.164° SW | 2024-12-27 08:23:30.610Z | 168.351° S | 26.867° | 2024-12-27 08:26:30.610Z | 110.279° ESE |
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