▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	34.9903°
Eccentricity	0.0004016
Period	94.5 min
Apogee	500 km
Perigee	494 km
Mean motion	15.23034604 rev/day
RAAN	72.4340°
Arg of perigee	167.0297°
Mean anomaly	193.0521°
B*	2.0409e-4
Rev at epoch	9,490

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 61617U 24190A 26188.10799514 .00004889 00000-0 20409-3 0 9995

2 61617 34.9903 72.4340 0004016 167.0297 193.0521 15.23034604 94905

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "YAOGAN-43 03A",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2024-190A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T02:35:30.78+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.23034604,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0004016,
  "INCLINATION": 34.9903,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 72.434,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 167.0297,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 193.0521,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 61617,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 9490,
  "BSTAR": 0.00020409,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00004889,
  "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 03A
Operator	General Armaments Dept. of the PLAHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	China
Launch date	Oct 23, 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

GET /api/v1/satellites/61617

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