YAOGAN-30 C

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YAOGAN-30 C is classified as:

Yaogan

NORAD ID: 42947

Int'l Code: 2017-058C

Perigee: 583.8 km

Apogee: 591.6 km

Inclination: 35.0 °

Period: 96.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 6958 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: September 29, 2017
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

YAOGAN-30 C is part of a Yaogan-30 (01) Chinese triplet satellite launched on September 29, 2017. According to the official launch announcement, the Yaogan-30 (01) satellites were developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences to create a multi-satellite system for electromagnetic environment detection which could be interpreted as a science-driven mission, though intelligence-gathering in the electromagnetic spectrum could also fall within the realm. Even if operating from a lower inclination than the typical Yaogan trios, the satellites could still cover the majority of Earth's marine traffic routes, if ship-tracking and characterization is indeed their role.

1 42947U 17058C   24140.56263886  .00008995  00000-0  79654-3 0  9997
2 42947  34.9980 309.8178 0005611  50.7573 309.3631 14.95574344361794

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC