Launch Date
September 29, 2017
Launch Site
XICLF
Launch Pad
LC3
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 2C
NORAD ID
42947
International Designator
2017-058C
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:42:47 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
35.00°
Right Ascension
275.96°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
350.72°
Period
95.70 min
Mean Motion
15.05 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
YAOGAN-30 02C
Alternative Name
Yaogan 30 hao 01 zu 03 xing
Type
Status
Owner
ZLZB
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 42947U 17058C 26185.32138856 .00003640 00000-0 25576-3 0 9996
2 42947 34.9981 275.9571 0005014 350.7239 9.3377 15.04629233478404
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.5
Diameter
0.5
Span
1
Dry Mass
500
Launch Mass
500
Shape
Box + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Chuangxin-5 03 xing
Purpose
SIGINT ?
Mission
SIGINT ?
Manufacturer
SECM
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Unknown
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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