YAOGAN-30 M, 43172
Orbit data source: Space-Track
YAOGAN-30 M, 43172 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 25 Jan 2018 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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43172 intel report (Beta)
YAOGAN-30 M 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 M
1 43172U 18011D 24361.55081263 .00006468 00000-0 53712-3 0 9999
2 43172 34.9948 177.7171 0003771 34.5293 325.5659 14.98133322377278Epoch: 2024-12-26T13:13Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T13:13:10.211Z)
| Latitude | 0.00003° |
| Longitude | -116.10399° |
| Altitude | 569.422 km |
| Speed | 7.58 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 11h 50m 52s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -28.30205° |
| Longitude | 112.32913° |
| Altitude | 581.656 km |
| Speed | 7.569 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 33m 25s |
| Apparent Declination | -36° 20' 43" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 18:26:23 |
| Azimuth | 89.883° E |
| Elevation | -67.599° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 578.502 km |
| Perigee altitude | 573.257 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,954.017 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0003771 |
| Inclination | 34.9948° |
| RAAN | 177.7171° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 34.5293° |
| True anomaly | 325.54146° |
| Mean anomaly | 325.5659° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 325.55368° |
| Mean motion | 3.74274 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00053712 |
| Orbital period | 96.19 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 2018 (2018-01-25 UTC)
| WEINA 1A, 43169 |
| YAOGAN-30 K, 43170 |
| YAOGAN-30 L, 43171 |
| YAOGAN-30 M, 43172 |
| CZ-2C R/B, 43173 (Decayed) |
YAOGAN-30 M 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 20:02:46.932Z | 254.812° W | 2024-12-26 20:06:46.932Z | 182.657° SSW | 25.625° | 2024-12-26 20:09:46.932Z | 136.689° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 16:42:46.932Z | 219.627° SW | 2024-12-27 16:44:46.932Z | 171.772° S | 30.199° | 2024-12-27 16:47:46.932Z | 109.603° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 18:23:46.932Z | 242.67° WSW | 2024-12-27 18:25:46.932Z | 196.267° SSW | 33.088° | 2024-12-27 18:29:46.932Z | 115.952° SE |
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