YAOGAN 15

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YAOGAN 15 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 38354

Int'l Code: 2012-029A

Perigee: 1,179.3 km

Apogee: 1,217.3 km

Inclination: 100.8 °

Period: 109.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 7569 km

RCS: 3.4621 m² (large)

Launch date: May 29, 2012
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

YAOGAN 15 is believed to be a surveillance satellite. The spacecraft will be used to conduct scientific experiments, carry out land surveys, monitor crop yields and aid in reducing and preventing natural disasters according to Xinhua. But Yaogan satellites are believed by independent experts to be military spacecraft with observation and surveillance sensors. Yaogan 15 may carry a radar payload designed for all-weather, day-and-night imaging of locations around the world. Other Yaogan satellites likely feature advanced high-resolution optical cameras.

1 38354U 12029A   24140.14177464  .00000036  00000-0  21062-3 0  9995
2 38354 100.7539 318.7149 0025086 206.2640 153.7202 13.18323101575420

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC