YAOGAN 17A

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YAOGAN 17A is classified as:

Yaogan

NORAD ID: 39239

Int'l Code: 2013-046A

Perigee: 871.7 km

Apogee: 1,322.3 km

Inclination: 63.4 °

Period: 107.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 7467 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: September 1, 2013
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

YAOGAN 17A will reportedly conduct scientific experiments, carry out land surveys, monitor crop yields and aid in preventing natural disasters. But analysts believe the launch's passengers were three intelligence-gathering satellites. Yaogan 17's altitude and inclination match the orbits of two other Chinese launches in 2010 and 2012. Each of those launches deployed three satellites in orbit, and U.S. military tracking data indicate Sunday's launch also released multiple spacecraft after arriving in space.

1 39239U 13046A   22231.53966166 -.00000089  00000-0  14848-5 0  9990
2 39239  63.3977  90.2869 0301654   6.5517 353.9319 13.45232143440368

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC