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YAOGAN-43 01C
Chinese Military LEO Constellation Testbed · CASC / PLA
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One of the nine Yaogan-43 group 01 satellites, part of what trackers assess as an experimental testbed for future Chinese military satellite constellation designs. The involvement of multiple manufacturers within a single named batch is unusual for Chinese military satellite programs, which typically standardize on one primary contractor per satellite family.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 312–317 mi (503–510 km)
- Inclination
- 35.0°
- One orbit
- 94.6 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 60460
- Int’l designator
- 2024-148C
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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