Launch Date
June 18, 2021
Launch Site
XICLF
Launch Pad
LC3
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 2C
NORAD ID
48860
International Designator
2021-055A
Epoch
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:07:01 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
34.99°
Right Ascension
215.31°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
331.42°
Period
95.83 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 10A
Alternative Name
Yaogan 30 hao 09 zu 01 xing
Type
Status
Owner
ZLZB
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 48860U 21055A 26157.83821731 .00002594 00000-0 19288-3 0 9994
2 48860 34.9942 215.3115 0003957 331.4156 28.6334 15.02633506271629
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 25 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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