YAOGAN 12

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YAOGAN 12 is classified as:

Space & Earth Science
Military
Yaogan

NORAD ID: 37875

Int'l Code: 2011-066B

Perigee: 498.2 km

Apogee: 498.6 km

Inclination: 97.5 °

Period: 94.4 minutes

Semi major axis: 6869 km

RCS: 6.0424 m² (large)

Launch date: November 9, 2011
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

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.

1 37875U 11066B   17177.94419159 +.00000907 +00000-0 +39509-4 0  9995
2 37875 097.5464 242.0148 0000289 350.8260 129.9048 15.24826942313497

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC