YAOGAN-30 11B (49028)

COSPAR: 2021-065C | Alt Name: Yaogan 30 hao 10 zu 02 xing

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YAOGAN-30 11B Satellite Image
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Launch Details

Launch Date

July 19, 2021

Launch Site

XICLF

Launch Pad

LC3

Launch Vehicle

Chang Zheng 2C

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

49028

International Designator

2021-065C

Epoch

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:23:38 GMT

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Inclination

34.99°

Right Ascension

168.45°

Eccentricity

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Argument of Perigee

257.37°

Period

95.82 min

Mean Motion

15.03 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

YAOGAN-30 11B

Alternative Name

Yaogan 30 hao 10 zu 02 xing

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

ZLZB

Country

China

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

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Latest TLEs
1 49028U 21065C   26185.30808762  .00002215  00000-0  16453-3 0  9995
2 49028  34.9919 168.4519 0001094 257.3723 102.6863 15.02744443271209

Source: Celestrak

Summary
The YAOGAN-30 11B satellite, also known as Yaogan 30 hao 10 zu 02 xing, was launched on July 19, 2021, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XICLF), launch pad LC3, aboard a Chang Zheng 2C launch vehicle. The satellite has a box shape with two panels and measures 0.5 meters in length and diameter, with a span of 1 meter. It weighs 500 kilograms at launch and is equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power generation. Manufactured by SECM, the satellite's purpose is suggested to be SIGINT (Signals Intelligence), though this is speculative. The spacecraft belongs to ZLZB, and its payload is designated as Chuangxin-5 29 xing.
Physical Characteristics

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

Technical Details

Payload

Chuangxin-5 29 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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