▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	34.9977°
Eccentricity	0.0002752
Period	95.8 min
Apogee	560 km
Perigee	557 km
Mean motion	15.02722713 rev/day
RAAN	30.0482°
Arg of perigee	264.1455°
Mean anomaly	95.8940°
B*	1.6163e-4
Rev at epoch	46,107

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43172U 18011D 26188.02340933 .00002174 00000-0 16163-3 0 9991

2 43172 34.9977 30.0482 0002752 264.1455 95.8940 15.02722713461071

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "YAOGAN-30 05C",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-011D",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T00:33:42.566+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.02722713,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002752,
  "INCLINATION": 34.9977,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 30.0482,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 264.1455,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 95.894,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43172,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 46107,
  "BSTAR": 0.00016163,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00002174,
  "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 05C
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/43172

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