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YAOGAN-30 04B
Chinese ELINT Naval Surveillance (Yaogan-30 Triplet) · CASC / PLA
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Second satellite of the Yaogan-30 group 04 triplet, part of China's fourth naval ELINT formation launched within five months of the program's 2017 debut. The rapid succession of triplet launches through this period reflected a deliberate, well-resourced program rather than a series of incremental, cautiously-paced tests.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 351–355 mi (565–571 km)
- Inclination
- 35.0°
- One orbit
- 95.9 minutes15.0 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43082
- Int’l designator
- 2017-085B
- Launched
- 2017
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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