Launch Date
November 24, 2017
Launch Site
XICLF
Launch Pad
LC3
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 2C
NORAD ID
43028
International Designator
2017-075A
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:54:09 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
34.99°
Right Ascension
166.28°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
111.89°
Period
95.81 min
Mean Motion
15.03 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 03A
Alternative Name
Yaogan 30 hao 02 zu 01 xing
Type
Status
Owner
ZLZB
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 43028U 17075A 26185.28761339 .00003128 00000-0 23047-3 0 9991
2 43028 34.9931 166.2797 0001049 111.8885 248.1935 15.02900125469828
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 04 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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