YAOGAN-30 A

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite YAOGAN-30 A at a glance.

Uptime

2902

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.0

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

35.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for YAOGAN-30 A.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: YAOGAN-30 A

International designator: 2017-058A

Object number (NORAD): 42945

Object ID (CCSDS): 42945

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 95.959 minutes

Inclination: 34.9981 deg

SMA: 6943.055 km

Apoapsis: 566.795 km

Periapsis: 563.046 km

RAAN: 304.3012 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00026998

Argument of periapsis: 214.8689 deg

Mean anomaly: 145.1842 deg

Mean motion: 15.00641102 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00003797 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00029643877 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 12:13 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 YAOGAN-30 A

TLE line 1: 1 42945U 17058A 25251.50970481 .00003797 00000-0 29644-3 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 42945 34.9981 304.3012 0002700 214.8689 145.1842 15.00641102433511

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite YAOGAN-30 A.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

YAOGAN-30 A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2C | 3 x Yaogan-30-01’, on board a Long March 2 space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 29, 2017, 4:21 a.m. from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1).

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Launch to space Long March 2C | 3 x Yaogan-30-01
Long March 2C | 3 x Yaogan-30-01

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 29, 2017, 4:21 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Long March 2

Launch pad: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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