YAOGAN 27

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YAOGAN 27 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 40878

Int'l Code: 2015-040A

Perigee: 1,200.8 km

Apogee: 1,213.8 km

Inclination: 100.3 °

Period: 109.4 minutes

Semi major axis: 7578 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: August 27, 2015
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

YAOGAN 27 is officially designed "for experiments, land surveys, crop yield estimates and disaster prevention" (Xinhua), but analysts believe the spacecraft is intended to operate as a military spy satellite. The commonalities with some other Chinese orbiters likely mean Yaogan 27 is the next in a sequence of optical reconnaissance satellites designed to supply high-resolution imagery to the Chinese military and intelligence agencies.

1 40878U 15040A   20025.53836961 -.00000043  00000-0  11993-5 0  9993
2 40878 100.2577  78.4338 0008621 188.5426 171.5544 13.15964166212087

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC