Yaogan · Payload
YAOGAN-43 01B
OperationalPayloadLEONORAD 60459
YAOGAN-43 01B is a China payload satellite, part of the Yaogan constellation, launched on August 16, 2024 into LEO.
Launch
- Launch date
- August 16, 2024 at 07:35 AM UTC
- Launch site
- XICLF
- Launched by
- Long March 4B →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Mission
- Yaogan 43 Group 01
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 464 km
- Periapsis
- 453 km
- Inclination
- 34.99°
- Orbital period
- 93.77 min
- Orbit data fetched
- October 14, 2026 at 10:43 AM UTC
Spacecraft
- Operator
- China
- Manufacturer
- CAST
- Users
- Government/Military
- Launch mass
- 300 kg
- Design lifetime
- 8 years
- Dimensions
- 2.5 × 2.5 × 2.5 m
- Detailed purpose
- Reconnaissance
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2024-148B
- NORAD catalog №
- 60459
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
China- Constellation
- Yaogan
- Status
- Operational
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