YAOGAN 10

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YAOGAN 10 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 36834

Int'l Code: 2010-038A

Launch date: August 9, 2010
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

YAOGAN 10 is a secret Chinese reconnaissance satellite. The state-run Xinhua news agency reported Yaogan 10 will conduct scientific experiments, carry out land surveys, estimate crop yields and help respond to natural disasters. But the Yaogan satellite is likely a military asset with a synthetic aperture radar system designed to observe locations in all weather and lighting conditions. Observers believe the Yaogan series, which began launching in 2006, is a new fleet of high-resolution optical and radar reconaissance satellites. Alternating launches from Taiyuan and the Jiuquan space base in northwestern China have orbited radar and electro-optical spy satellites. The most recent Yaogan launch in March included three spacecraft that are believed to be naval observation satellites. China announced Monday's launch about 24 hours in advance, a typical policy for most Chinese military payloads.

1 36834U 10038A   26256.98994468  .00000799  00000-0  98671-4 0  9994
2 36834  97.8950 279.6881 0001515  88.5694 295.0699 14.85574708870393

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC