Launch Date
September 3, 2024
Launch Site
XICLF
Launch Pad
XSC -
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 4B
NORAD ID
60946
International Designator
2024-156B
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:16:42 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
35.00°
Right Ascension
353.15°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
359.55°
Period
94.55 min
Mean Motion
15.23 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Name
YAOGAN-43 02B
Alternative Name
Yaogan 43-02-02
Type
Status
Owner
ZZB
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 60946U 24156B 26200.76159845 .00005602 00000+0 23354-3 0 9990
2 60946 34.9966 353.1514 0003946 359.5500 0.5210 15.23049472104410
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 02 zu 02 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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