YAOGAN 17C

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YAOGAN 17C is classified as:

Yaogan

NORAD ID: 39241

Int'l Code: 2013-046C

Perigee: 963.2 km

Apogee: 1,231.2 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 17C 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 39241U 13046C   18324.86373233 -.00000103  00000-0 -20434-4 0  9999
2 39241  63.4127   4.7486 0179381   3.4846 356.7386 13.45179169256408

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC