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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

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

Strategic Support Troops (CN / PRC)

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, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

0.446 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 YAOGAN-30 W
1 46809U 20076C   25183.91189811  .00002191  00000-0  17449-3 0  9990
2 46809  34.9967  55.6613 0007286 256.4558 103.5338 15.00082167255613

Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:53:07.996Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

166.19176°

Altitude

566.748 km

Speed

7.579 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 42m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

31.84035°

Longitude

-134.00056°

Altitude

571.602 km

Speed

7.578 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 53m 48s

Apparent Declination

-2° 18' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:55:38

Azimuth

336.952° NNW

Elevation

-50.142°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

574.923 km

Perigee altitude

564.798 km

Semi-major axis

6,947.998 km

Eccentricity

0.00073

Inclination

34.9967°

RAAN

55.6613°

Arg. of periapsis

256.4558°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

103.5338°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.7476 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

0.00017449

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

YAOGAN-30 U, 46807

YAOGAN-30 V, 46808

TIANQI-6, 46810

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

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.
5 mins	2025-07-03 18:53:00.446Z	192.072° SSW	2025-07-03 18:55:00.446Z	158.953° S	18.128°	2025-07-03 18:58:00.446Z	112.859° SE
5 mins	2025-07-03 20:34:00.446Z	223.525° SW	2025-07-03 20:36:00.446Z	172.057° S	31.824°	2025-07-03 20:39:00.446Z	109.469° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-03 22:15:00.446Z	241.35° WSW	2025-07-03 22:17:00.446Z	191.198° SSW	32.421°	2025-07-03 22:21:00.446Z	118.577° SE
5 mins	2025-07-03 23:56:00.446Z	237.668° WSW	2025-07-03 23:58:00.446Z	202.752° SW	19.394°	2025-07-04 00:01:00.446Z	155.644° SSE

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