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YAOGAN-43 01A
Chinese Military LEO Constellation Testbed · CASC / PLA
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One of nine satellites launched together in August 2024 under the Yaogan-43 designation — an unusual program described by trackers as test satellites for future Chinese military low-Earth-orbit constellations, reportedly built by several different manufacturers and clustered under a single cover designation. The nine-satellite batch appears designed to validate constellation architecture concepts rather than serve as an operational reconnaissance system in its own right.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 286–288 mi (460–464 km)
- Inclination
- 35.0°
- One orbit
- 93.7 minutes15.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 60458
- Int’l designator
- 2024-148A
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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