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YAOGAN-43 03A
Chinese Military LEO Constellation Testbed (Triplet) · CASC / PLA
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Lead satellite of the third and smallest Yaogan-43 group — a three-satellite batch that, unlike the program's earlier nine- and six-satellite deployments, matches the classic triplet formation used throughout China's established ELINT and reconnaissance satellite families. This convergence toward the familiar three-satellite unit suggests the Yaogan-43 testbed program may have concluded its architecture experimentation and settled on a standard operational configuration.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 313–317 mi (504–510 km)
- Inclination
- 35.0°
- One orbit
- 94.6 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 61617
- Int’l designator
- 2024-190A
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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