YAOGAN-30 08C (46809)

COSPAR: 2020-076C | Alt Name: Yaogan 30 hao 07 zu 03 xing

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Launch Details

Launch Date

October 26, 2020

Launch Site

XICLF

Launch Pad

LC3

Launch Vehicle

Chang Zheng 2C

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

46809

International Designator

2020-076C

Epoch

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:29:00 GMT

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Inclination

35.00°

Right Ascension

347.52°

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Argument of Perigee

225.45°

Period

95.82 min

Mean Motion

15.03 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

YAOGAN-30 08C

Alternative Name

Yaogan 30 hao 07 zu 03 xing

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

ZLZB

Country

China

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 46809U 20076C   26185.14514860  .00002397  00000-0  17770-3 0  9999

2 46809  34.9974 347.5178 0006740 225.4532 134.5626 15.02765448310698

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Summary

The YAOGAN-30 08C satellite, also known as Yaogan 30 hao 07 zu 03 xing, is owned by ZLZB and was manufactured by SECM. It has a configuration that includes a box shape with two panels and measures 0.5 meters in length and diameter, with a span of 1 meter. The satellite's dry mass is 500 kilograms, and it weighs the same at launch. Launched on October 26, 2020, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XICLF) using the Chang Zheng 2C launch vehicle from Launch Pad LC3, its primary purpose remains uncertain but is suspected to be SIGINT (Signals Intelligence). The satellite's power system consists of two deployable solar arrays and batteries. It carries a payload named Chuangxin-5 21 xing and has been in orbit since the date of its launch.

Physical Characteristics

Length

0.5

Diameter

0.5

Span

Dry Mass

500

Launch Mass

500

Shape

Box + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Chuangxin-5 21 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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