▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	34.9977°
Eccentricity	0.0001625
Period	95.8 min
Apogee	559 km
Perigee	557 km
Mean motion	15.02930305 rev/day
RAAN	268.1650°
Arg of perigee	145.5591°
Mean anomaly	214.5223°
B*	1.5205e-4
Rev at epoch	47,887

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 42946U 17058B 26188.19664520 .00002054 00000-0 15205-3 0 9991

2 42946 34.9977 268.1650 0001625 145.5591 214.5223 15.02930305478879

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "YAOGAN-30 02B",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2017-058B",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:43:10.145+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.02930305,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001625,
  "INCLINATION": 34.9977,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 268.165,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 145.5591,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 214.5223,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 42946,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 47887,
  "BSTAR": 0.00015205,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00002054,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	YAOGAN-30 02B
Operator	Strategic Support TroopsHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	China
Launch date	Sep 29, 2017HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	500HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/42946

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.