YAOGAN 12

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YAOGAN 12 is classified as:

Space & Earth Science
Military
Yaogan

NORAD ID: 37875

Int'l Code: 2011-066B

Perigee: 499.1 km

Apogee: 503.5 km

Inclination: 97.2 °

Period: 94.5 minutes

Semi major axis: 6872 km

RCS: 6.0424 m² (large)

Launch date: November 9, 2011
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

YAOGAN 12 satellite will be used to conduct scientific experiments, carry out surveys on land resources, estimate crop yield and help with natural disaster-reduction and prevention. But Yaogan 12's observing payload could also collect intelligence for the Chinese military. Previous Yaogan spacecraft carried radar and optical sensors.

1 37875U 11066B   24208.80904891  .00012261  00000-0  51021-3 0  9993
2 37875  97.2173 266.7853 0003212 174.1392 185.9884 15.23890579707458

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC