YAOGAN-43 02A
Launch
Launched on Sep 3, 2024 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), China aboard a Long March 4B.
Long March 4B | Yaogan 43 Group 02 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:32 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Sep 3, 2024
Mass
—
Apogee
405 km
Perigee
404 km
Inclination
34.99°
Period
1.54 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for YAOGAN-43 02A across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-4.7 km
Rate
-0.34 km/day
Now
404 × 405 km
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
5 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2024-156 (Long March 4B | Yaogan 43 Group 02).
- YAOGAN-43 02B · 60946
- YAOGAN-43 02C · 60947
- YAOGAN-43 02D · 60948
- YAOGAN-43 02E · 60949
- YAOGAN-43 02F · 60950
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