YAOGAN 24

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YAOGAN 24 is classified as:

Yaogan

NORAD ID: 40310

Int'l Code: 2014-072A

Perigee: 640.4 km

Apogee: 657.0 km

Inclination: 98.0 °

Period: 97.6 minutes

Semi major axis: 7019 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: November 20, 2014
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

YAOGAN 24 is officially a 'remote sensing' platform, however the spacecraft could carry a sharp-eyed optical camera to supply global reconnaissance imagery to Chinese military authorities, according to Western analysts.

1 40310U 14072A   24117.54319779  .00002813  00000-0  41438-3 0  9999
2 40310  98.0478 242.2748 0011765 245.7606 114.2374 14.76133744508426

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC