Launch Date
May 6, 2021
Launch Site
XICLF
Launch Pad
LC3
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 2C
NORAD ID
48424
International Designator
2021-039B
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:44:52 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
35.00°
Right Ascension
286.86°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
327.99°
Period
95.82 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 09B
Alternative Name
Yaogan 30 hao 08 zu 02 xing
Type
Status
Owner
ZLZB
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 48424U 21039B 26185.28116453 .00003322 00000-0 24531-3 0 9997
2 48424 34.9962 286.8577 0004699 327.9890 32.0533 15.02786529282111
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 23 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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