YAOGAN-30 W, 46809
Orbit data source: Space-Track
YAOGAN-30 W, 46809 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 26 Oct 2020 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
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
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.446 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 YAOGAN-30 W
1 46809U 20076C 26309.95946500 .00001858 00000-0 13649-3 0 9998
2 46809 34.9969 306.4138 0006992 235.5390 124.4658 15.03241648329487Epoch: 2026-11-05T23:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-05T23:01:37.776Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-84.1796°
Altitude
558.57 km
Speed
7.583 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 25m 39s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:01:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
564.982 km
Perigee altitude
555.28 km
Semi-major axis
6,938.268 km
Eccentricity
0.0007
Inclination
34.9969°
RAAN
306.4138°
Arg. of periapsis
235.539°
True anomaly
124.53183°
Mean anomaly
124.4658°
Eccentric anomaly
124.49882°
Mean motion
3.75549 °/min
Orbital period
95.86 mins
BSTAR
0.00013649
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Other satellites on launch #76 in the year 2020 (2020-10-26 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.YAOGAN-30 W 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-11-07 03:58:54.019Z | 214.333° SW | 2026-11-07 04:01:54.019Z | 153.074° SSE | 28.072° | 2026-11-07 04:04:54.019Z | 105.795° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2026-11-07 05:39:54.019Z | 239.848° WSW | 2026-11-07 05:41:54.019Z | 196.241° SSW | 41.552° | 2026-11-07 05:45:54.019Z | 109.634° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2026-11-07 07:20:54.019Z | 243.502° WSW | 2026-11-07 07:22:54.019Z | 201.88° SSW | 30.995° | 2026-11-07 07:26:54.019Z | 131.846° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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