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YAOGAN-30 03C

NORAD 43030· COSPAR 2017-075C· Active satellite· Military & Reconnaissance· LEO
Launch
Launched on Nov 24, 2017 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), China aboard a Long March 2C.
Long March 2C | 3 x Yaogan-30
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:55 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Nov 24, 2017
Mass
Apogee
569 km
Perigee
567 km
Inclination
34.99°
Period
1.60 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for YAOGAN-30 03C across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.2 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
567 × 569 km
568570566Aug 26Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

2 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2017-075 (Long March 2C | 3 x Yaogan-30).

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