LowEarth

YAOGAN-43 02B

NORAD 60946· COSPAR 2024-156B· Active satellite· Military & Reconnaissance· LEO
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 15:06 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Sep 3, 2024
Mass
Apogee
507 km
Perigee
507 km
Inclination
35.00°
Period
1.58 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for YAOGAN-43 02B across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.6 km
Rate
-0.05 km/day
Now
507 × 507 km
508509506Aug 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

5 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2024-156 (Long March 4B | Yaogan 43 Group 02).

Sources & further reading

Embed this satellite on your site

Free for editorial use. Attribution back to LowEarth is required.

<iframe src="https://lowearth.app/embed/60946" width="640" height="400" frameborder="0" allow="fullscreen"></iframe>