● ORBIT ING-NOW

YAOGAN-30

NORAD 42946 · COSPAR 2017-058B · ACTIVE
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

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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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
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
September 29th 2017
Spacecraft age
9 years
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
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
—
Power
—

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 rev/d