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YAOGAN-30
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42946
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2017-058B
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Orbit:
#49575 @ 555 x 558 km x 34.9984 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch
2026-10-27 07:31 UTC
·
12.7 h old
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🛰️ Ground track · next 110 min
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Heading
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Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
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Current TLE
// onowactive
YAOGAN-30 02B
1 42946U 17058B 26300.31324519 .00001724 00000-0 12649-3 0 09994
2 42946 34.9984 304.3570 0001715 13.6086 346.4669 15.03365094495758
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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
34.9984°
Period
95.79
min
Perigee
555
km
Apogee
558
km
Eccentricity
0.0001715
RAAN
304.357°
Arg of Perigee
13.6086°
Mean Motion
15.03365094
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