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: 497.0 km
Apogee: 500.0 km
Inclination: 97.5 °
Period: 94.4 minutes
Semi major axis: 6869 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.

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1 37875U 11066B   18318.17564784  .00001008  00000-0  43558-4 0  9995
2 37875  97.4890  29.0875 0002139  24.7232  59.2486 15.24802434390486

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC