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: 495.8 km
Apogee: 508.4 km
Inclination: 97.4 °
Period: 94.5 minutes
Semi major axis: 6873 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   20050.85320115  .00000504  00000-0  23990-4 0  9992
2 37875  97.4005 127.9582 0009166 185.6739 309.9732 15.23601568460945

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC