YAOGAN-31 B

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YAOGAN-31 B is classified as:

Military
Yaogan

NORAD ID: 43276

Int'l Code: 2018-034B

Perigee: 914.2 km

Apogee: 1,278.5 km

Inclination: 63.4 °

Period: 107.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 7467 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: April 10, 2018
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

YAOGAN-31 B is part of a trio of Chinese satellites launched on April 10, 2018. The Yaogan orbiters are believed by Western analysts to be military maritime reconnaissance satellites, helping Chinese military authorities track foreign naval movements.

1 43276U 18034B   25181.57935456 -.00000054  00000-0  51616-4 0  9992
2 43276  63.3973 275.7740 0243925   6.3002 354.0996 13.45409133354914

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC