Yaogan
NORAD ID: 37875
Int'l Code: 2011-066B
Perigee: 484.1 km
Apogee: 492.9 km
Inclination: 97.3 °
Period: 94.4 minutes
Semi major axis: 6866 km
Launch date: November 9, 2011
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Comments: YAOGAN 12 satellite will be used to conduct scientific experiments, carry out surveys on land resources, estimate crop yield and help with natural disaster-reduction and prevention.
But Yaogan 12's observing payload could also collect intelligence for the Chinese military. Previous Yaogan spacecraft carried radar and optical sensors.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 37875U 11066B 15063.81350259 .00010181 00000-0 40126-3 0 9999
2 37875 097.2843 135.8599 0006379 354.2049 109.4692 15.25755138184698
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for YAOGAN 12
