YAOGAN 17B

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YAOGAN 17B is classified as:

Yaogan

NORAD ID: 39240

Int'l Code: 2013-046B

Perigee: 800.0 km

Apogee: 1,392.6 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 17B 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 39240U 13046B   25199.55642980 -.00000038  00000-0  54845-4 0  9999
2 39240  63.3881 231.0862 0396840   9.8875 350.9672 13.45415930583449

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC