YAOGAN 23

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YAOGAN 23 is classified as:

Yaogan

NORAD ID: 40305

Int'l Code: 2014-071A

Perigee: 517.6 km

Apogee: 519.1 km

Inclination: 97.5 °

Period: 94.8 minutes

Semi major axis: 6889 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: November 14, 2014
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

YAOGAN 23 satellite 'will mainly be used for scientific experiments, natural resource surveys, crop yield estimates and disaster relief', according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. Independent observers of the Chinese space program believe YAOGAN 23 is the newest member in a series of satellites supplying the Chinese military with reconnaissance imagery. The satellite may carry a synthetic aperture radar instrument that can see objects on the ground through cloud cover and in darkness.

1 40305U 14071A   20223.45537372  .00000452  00000-0  25398-4 0  9992
2 40305  97.5272 162.7119 0001089  49.6642  84.5449 15.18214923317924

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC