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YAOGAN-43 02B
Chinese Military LEO Constellation Testbed · CASC / PLA
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Part of the Yaogan-43 group 02 six-satellite batch, contributing to China's rapid-succession testing of military LEO constellation concepts in late 2024. Two major Yaogan-43 batches within a single month reflected an unusually fast experimental cadence even by the standards of China's already prolific military satellite launch program.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 315 mi (506–508 km)
- Inclination
- 35.0°
- One orbit
- 94.6 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 60946
- Int’l designator
- 2024-156B
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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