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YAOGAN-31 A, 43275

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YAOGAN-31 A, 43275 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 10 Apr 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4C launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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

43275, 2018-034A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

Strategic Support Troops (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

DFH

Mission

Operational Defense Sigint

Bus & Motor

JB-8B, Unknown motor

Mass

~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-04-10 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4C

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

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 8 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-31 A
1 43275U 18034A   25183.88319906 -.00000069  00000-0  29574-4 0  9997
2 43275  63.3967 269.8549 0244124   6.3359 354.0658 13.45412030355213

Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:11:48.398Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

30.74527°

Altitude

909.667 km

Speed

7.487 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 59m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

63.5083°

Longitude

118.56863°

Altitude

1,072.587 km

Speed

7.335 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 41m 15s

Apparent Declination

20° 44' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:30:57

Azimuth

28.173° NE

Elevation

-24.168°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,270.282 km

Perigee altitude

905.749 km

Semi-major axis

7,466.152 km

Eccentricity

0.02441

Inclination

63.3967°

RAAN

269.8549°

Arg. of periapsis

6.3359°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

354.0658°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.36432 °/min

Orbital period

107.01 mins

BSTAR

0.000029574

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YAOGAN-31 A 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.
7 mins	2025-07-03 06:14:33.637Z	145.084° SSE	2025-07-03 06:17:33.637Z	111.619° ESE	18.237°	2025-07-03 06:21:33.637Z	68.334° E
10 mins	2025-07-03 08:03:33.637Z	228.102° WSW	2025-07-03 08:07:33.637Z	303.879° NW	42.725°	2025-07-03 08:13:33.637Z	29.162° NE
6 mins	2025-07-03 09:57:33.637Z	309.247° NW	2025-07-03 09:59:33.637Z	331.359° NNW	16.3°	2025-07-03 10:03:33.637Z	9.382° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-03 13:44:33.637Z	1.771° NNE	2025-07-03 13:47:33.637Z	29.644° NE	15.163°	2025-07-03 13:50:33.637Z	55.908° ENE
12 mins	2025-07-03 15:34:33.637Z	340.685° N	2025-07-03 15:39:33.637Z	48.248° ENE	38.105°	2025-07-03 15:46:33.637Z	123.835° SE
12 mins	2025-07-03 17:24:33.637Z	305.734° NW	2025-07-03 17:30:33.637Z	238.75° WSW	30.875°	2025-07-03 17:36:33.637Z	184.92° SSW

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