Launch Date
August 16, 2024
Launch Site
XICLF
Launch Pad
XSC -
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 4B
NORAD ID
60463
International Designator
2024-148F
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:48:02 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
34.99°
Right Ascension
301.19°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
157.55°
Period
93.92 min
Mean Motion
15.33 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
YAOGAN-43 01F
Alternative Name
Yaogan 43-01-06
Type
Status
Owner
ZZB
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 60463U 24148F 26200.61669125 .00007639 00000+0 23257-3 0 9990
2 60463 34.9918 301.1888 0007456 157.5485 202.5561 15.33229875107263
Source: Celestrak
Length
2.5
Diameter
2.5
Span
5
Dry Mass
300
Launch Mass
300
Shape
Box + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Yaogan 43 hao 01 zu 06 xing
Purpose
?
Mission
?
Manufacturer
SAST
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Unknown
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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