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YAOGAN-43 01B

NORAD 60459· COSPAR 2024-148B· Active satellite· Military & Reconnaissance· LEO
Launch
Launched on Aug 16, 2024 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), China aboard a Long March 4B.
Long March 4B | Yaogan 43 Group 01 →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 15:58 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Aug 16, 2024
Mass
—
Apogee
465 km
Perigee
456 km
Inclination
34.99°
Period
1.56 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for YAOGAN-43 01B across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-4.0 km
Rate
-0.07 km/day
Now
456 × 465 km
462469456Aug 26Oct 24
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

8 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2024-148 (Long March 4B | Yaogan 43 Group 01).

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