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YAOGAN-43 01E
Chinese Military LEO Constellation Testbed · CASC / PLA
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One of nine Yaogan-43 satellites launched together in August 2024, part of an unusual multi-manufacturer batch whose specific individual missions have not been publicly disclosed. The scale of this single deployment — nine distinct satellites under one designation — suggests China is testing a broader distributed constellation concept rather than a conventional single-purpose reconnaissance mission.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 314–316 mi (505–508 km)
- Inclination
- 35.0°
- One orbit
- 94.6 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 60462
- Int’l designator
- 2024-148E
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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