● ORBIT ING-NOW

YAOGAN-30

NORAD 43172 · COSPAR 2018-011D · ACTIVE
Orbit: #47749 @ 556 x 558 km x 34.9961 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-24 02:19 UTC · 43.1 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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YAOGAN-30 05C
1 43172U 18011D 26297.09677698 .00002291 00000-0 16793-3 0 09999
2 43172 34.9961 84.9646 0001146 170.1139 189.9592 15.03229829477497
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
34.9961°
Period
95.79 min
Perigee
556 km
Apogee
558 km
Eccentricity
0.0001146
RAAN
84.9646°
Arg of Perigee
170.1139°
Mean Motion
15.03229829 rev/d