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YAOGAN-43 02C
Chinese Military LEO Constellation Testbed · CASC / PLA
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One of the Yaogan-43 group 02 satellites, part of China's ongoing evaluation of distributed small-satellite constellation architectures for future military applications. The program's rapid iteration between the first and second batches — different satellite counts, likely different configurations — suggests active technical refinement rather than a settled operational design.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 314–316 mi (505–509 km)
- Inclination
- 35.0°
- One orbit
- 94.6 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 60947
- Int’l designator
- 2024-156C
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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