YAOGAN 17B

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YAOGAN 17B is classified as:

Yaogan

NORAD ID: 39240

Int'l Code: 2013-046B

Perigee: 871.9 km

Apogee: 1,322.4 km

Inclination: 63.4 °

Period: 107.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 7468 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   22230.94926794 -.00000094  00000-0 -49661-5 0  9997
2 39240  63.3981  92.0492 0301646   6.2499 354.2157 13.45191710440283

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC