▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	34.9971°
Eccentricity	0.0002879
Period	95.8 min
Apogee	560 km
Perigee	556 km
Mean motion	15.02776129 rev/day
RAAN	29.9726°
Arg of perigee	163.1428°
Mean anomaly	196.9376°
B*	1.5895e-4
Rev at epoch	46,113

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43170U 18011B 26188.03429766 .00002140 00000-0 15895-3 0 9996

2 43170 34.9971 29.9726 0002879 163.1428 196.9376 15.02776129461132

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "YAOGAN-30 05A",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-011B",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T00:49:23.318+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.02776129,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002879,
  "INCLINATION": 34.9971,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 29.9726,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 163.1428,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 196.9376,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43170,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 46113,
  "BSTAR": 0.00015895,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.0000214,
  "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 05A
Operator	Strategic Support TroopsHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	China
Launch date	Jan 25, 2018HIGHvia 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/43170

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