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YAOGAN-30
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42945
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2017-058A
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Orbit:
#49448 @ 554 x 557 km x 34.999 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch
2026-10-18 15:44 UTC
·
34.2 h old
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🛰️ Ground track · next 110 min
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Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
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Current TLE
// onowactive
YAOGAN-30 02A
1 42945U 17058A 26291.65596531 .00003230 00000-0 23297-3 0 09999
2 42945 34.9990 355.9083 0001762 168.6370 191.4378 15.03690566494483
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TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
September 29th 2017
Spacecraft age
9 years
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Chinese Ministry of National Defense
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Non-Polar Inclined
Launch site
Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 2C
Contractor
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
Launch mass
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Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elements
Inclination
34.999°
Period
95.76
min
Perigee
554
km
Apogee
557
km
Eccentricity
0.0001762
RAAN
355.9083°
Arg of Perigee
168.637°
Mean Motion
15.03690566
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