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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

46809, 2020-076C

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Strategic Support Troops (CN)

Manufacturer

SECM

Mission

Operational Defense Sigint

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-10-26 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2C

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.446 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-30 W
1 46809U 20076C   26039.74523470  .00004105  00000-0  30961-3 0  9996
2 46809  34.9952 153.2949 0005981  20.8532 339.2419 15.01921368288811

Epoch: 2026-02-08T17:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-08T17:53:08.278Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

106.16039°

Altitude

556.009 km

Speed

7.588 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 13m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

16:40:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

568.345 km

Perigee altitude

560.041 km

Semi-major axis

6,942.33 km

Eccentricity

0.0006

Inclination

34.9952°

RAAN

153.2949°

Arg. of periapsis

20.8532°

True anomaly

339.21759°

Mean anomaly

339.2419°

Eccentric anomaly

339.22975°

Mean motion

3.75219 °/min

Orbital period

95.94 mins

BSTAR

0.00030961

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Other satellites on launch #76 in the year 2020 (2020-10-26 UTC)

YAOGAN-30 V, 46808

TIANQI-6, 46810

YAOGAN-30 U, 46807

CZ-2C R/B, 46811 (Decayed)

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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.
7 mins	2026-02-09 15:02:32.476Z	255.36° W	2026-02-09 15:06:32.476Z	181.182° SSW	26.953°	2026-02-09 15:09:32.476Z	133.268° SE
5 mins	2026-02-10 11:39:32.476Z	211.206° SW	2026-02-10 11:41:32.476Z	161.656° S	27.965°	2026-02-10 11:44:32.476Z	107.462° ESE
6 mins	2026-02-10 13:19:32.476Z	245.677° WSW	2026-02-10 13:22:32.476Z	172.329° S	33.441°	2026-02-10 13:25:32.476Z	115.464° SE

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YAOGAN-30 W, 46809

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-08T17:53:08.278Z)

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Other satellites on launch #76 in the year 2020 (2020-10-26 UTC)

YAOGAN-30 W Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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