● ORBIT ING-NOW

YAOGAN

NORAD 43171 · COSPAR 2018-011C · ACTIVE
Orbit: #47906 @ 556 x 558 km x 34.9965 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-02 16:01 UTC · 26.2 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 05B
1 43171U 18011C 26306.66772362 .00001689 00000-0 12442-3 0 09993
2 43171 34.9965 26.3359 0000927 116.7273 243.3530 15.03237260479062
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
January 25th 2018
Spacecraft age
8 years, 9 months
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
34.9965°
Period
95.79 min
Perigee
556 km
Apogee
558 km
Eccentricity
9.27E-5
RAAN
26.3359°
Arg of Perigee
116.7273°
Mean Motion
15.0323726 rev/d