YAOGAN 11

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YAOGAN 11 is classified as:

Space & Earth Science
Yaogan

NORAD ID: 37165

Int'l Code: 2010-047A

Perigee: 605.0 km

Apogee: 655.4 km

Inclination: 98.4 °

Period: 97.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 7001 km

RCS: 3.485 m² (large)

Launch date: September 22, 2010
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

YAOGAN 11 will conduct scientific experiments, survey land resources, estimate crop yields and contribute to natural disaster response efforts, Xinhua reported. But the Yaogan satellite series are believed to provide the Chinese military with high-resolution reconnaissance imagery through electro-optical cameras and night-vision radar systems.

1 37165U 10047A   26105.05790551  .00000478  00000-0  67107-4 0  9994
2 37165  98.3946 328.1580 0036041  85.2561 275.2765 14.81985690838746

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC