CLASSIFIED
2024-153C
Reconnaissance (classified) · PLA (China) — likely Yaogan program
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Believed to be part of the same six-satellite Chinese launch as 60745 and 60746 (COSPAR 2024-153), matching the second Yaogan-43 test batch launched September 3, 2024 from Xichang on a Long March 4B. No individual sensor or mission details have been disclosed for this satellite; Chinese official reporting describes the series only as a low-Earth-orbit constellation technology test, with the specific purpose of each satellite in the group unconfirmed by independent trackers.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 265–272 mi (427–438 km)
- Inclination
- 97.7°
- One orbit
- 93.1 minutes15.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 60747
- Int’l designator
- 2024-153C
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.