YAOGAN 20B

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YAOGAN 20B is classified as:

Yaogan

NORAD ID: 40110

Int'l Code: 2014-047B

Perigee: 883.2 km

Apogee: 1,310.7 km

Inclination: 63.4 °

Period: 107.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 7467 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: August 9, 2014
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

YAOGAN 20B is one of the 3 satellites launched into orbit on August 9, 2014 on a clandestine mission that will likely serve Chinese intelligence and military organizations. Described by official sources as a single remote sensing satellite, the Yaogan 20 payload will be used to conduct scientific experiments, carry out land surveys, monitor crop yields and aid in preventing and reducing natural disasters, according to Xinhua. But U.S. military tracking data detected three satellites, plus the Long March rocket's upper stage, attributed to this launch from China. Western analysts believe the triplets have a naval surveillance mission. Satellites operated by the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office flying in similar orbits are believed to monitor global naval activity.

1 40110U 14047B   23088.89854352 -.00000031  00000-0  78654-4 0  9996
2 40110  63.3900 166.9843 0286194   9.2622 351.3526 13.45247104424351

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC