YAOGAN 23

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YAOGAN 23 is classified as:

Yaogan

NORAD ID: 40305

Int'l Code: 2014-071A

Perigee: 426.8 km

Apogee: 431.9 km

Inclination: 97.7 °

Period: 93.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 6800 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: November 14, 2014
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

YAOGAN 23 satellite 'will mainly be used for scientific experiments, natural resource surveys, crop yield estimates and disaster relief', according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. Independent observers of the Chinese space program believe YAOGAN 23 is the newest member in a series of satellites supplying the Chinese military with reconnaissance imagery. The satellite may carry a synthetic aperture radar instrument that can see objects on the ground through cloud cover and in darkness.

1 40305U 14071A   24139.20484780  .00064249  00000-0  12172-2 0  9997
2 40305  97.6888 122.2590 0003772 114.5868 245.5775 15.48129650527755

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC