▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	34.9960°
Eccentricity	0.0004068
Period	94.5 min
Apogee	499 km
Perigee	494 km
Mean motion	15.23155800 rev/day
RAAN	72.8363°
Arg of perigee	202.2431°
Mean anomaly	157.8108°
B*	4.3841e-4
Rev at epoch	10,248

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 60949U 24156E 26188.11631381 .00010590 00000-0 43841-3 0 9993

2 60949 34.9960 72.8363 0004068 202.2431 157.8108 15.23155800102487

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "YAOGAN-43 02E",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2024-156E",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T02:47:29.513+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.231558,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0004068,
  "INCLINATION": 34.996,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 72.8363,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 202.2431,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 157.8108,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 60949,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 10248,
  "BSTAR": 0.00043841,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.0001059,
  "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-43 02E
Operator	General Armaments Dept. of the PLAHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	China
Launch date	Sep 3, 2024HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	300HIGHvia 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

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