YAOGAN 6

YAOGAN 6 is no longer on orbit
YAOGAN 6 is classified as:

• Yaogan
• Disaster monitoring
• Earth resources

NORAD ID: 34839
Int'l Code: 2009-021A
Launch date: April 22, 2009
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
Decay date: 2025-06-17

YAOGAN 6 is a Chinese clandestine remote sensing satellite. China will use this satellite for land resource surveys, environmental surveillance, urban planning, crop yield estimates, disaster response, and space science experiments. But Western analysts believe the spacecraft is actually a military reconnaissance satellite, possibly outfitted with a night-vision, cloud-piercing radar that can observe objects on the ground during darkness and all weather conditions. The Yaogan series is likely a cover for a fleet of spy satellites carrying radars and digital optical observation equipment.

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1 34839U 09021A   25168.22293757  .17838157  25147-5  10000-3 0  9996
2 34839  97.1678 151.1992 0011592 251.8613 231.0861 16.54800084900690

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC