YAOGAN 23

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YAOGAN 23 is classified as:

Yaogan

NORAD ID: 40305

Int'l Code: 2014-071A

Perigee: 489.2 km

Apogee: 492.2 km

Inclination: 97.6 °

Period: 94.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 6861 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   23083.13777950  .00021104  00000-0  78806-3 0  9990
2 40305  97.6444  44.0585 0002236  91.3547   6.3843 15.27404464463145

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC