YAOGAN-30 01 (41473)

COSPAR: 2016-029A | Alt Name: Yaogan Weixing 30

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Launch Details

Launch Date

May 15, 2016

Launch Site

JSC

Launch Pad

LC603

Launch Vehicle

Chang Zheng 2D

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

41473

International Designator

2016-029A

Epoch

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:18:14 GMT

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Inclination

97.90°

Right Ascension

234.83°

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Argument of Perigee

172.67°

Period

97.54 min

Mean Motion

14.76 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

YAOGAN-30 01

Alternative Name

Yaogan Weixing 30

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

ZLZB

Country

China

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 41473U 16029A   26185.30433161  .00000778  00000-0  11934-3 0  9993

2 41473  97.8997 234.8305 0015591 172.6672 187.4769 14.76288393546195

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Summary

The satellite YAOGAN-30 01 (OBJECT_ID: 2016-029A) is an Earth observation spacecraft launched on May 15, 2016, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center's LC603 pad using a Chang Zheng 2D launch vehicle. It was manufactured by DFHZ and operated by ZLZB. The satellite uses a CAST-2000 bus with dimensions of approximately 2 meters in length, 1.5 meters in diameter, and has a span of 4 meters due to its solar arrays. With a dry mass of 800 kilograms, it is powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries. The satellite's shape can be described as box-like with two pans and has an RCS (Radiating Cross Section) value of 3.7059 square meters. Its primary mission involves Earth observation using the Jianbing-15 payload.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

1.5

Span

Dry Mass

800

Launch Mass

800

Shape

Box + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

3.7059

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Jianbing-15 03 xing

Purpose

Earth observation

Mission

Earth observation

Manufacturer

DFHZ

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

CAST-2000

Configuration

CAST2000 bus ?

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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