YAOGAN-30 A

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YAOGAN-30 A is classified as:

Yaogan

NORAD ID: 42945

Int'l Code: 2017-058A

Perigee: 584.7 km

Apogee: 590.4 km

Inclination: 35.0 °

Period: 96.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 6958 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: September 29, 2017
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

YAOGAN-30 A is part of a Yaogan-30 (01) Chinese triplet satellite launched on September 29, 2017. According to the official launch announcement, the Yaogan-30 (01) satellites were developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences to create a multi-satellite system for electromagnetic environment detection which could be interpreted as a science-driven mission, though intelligence-gathering in the electromagnetic spectrum could also fall within the realm. Even if operating from a lower inclination than the typical Yaogan trios, the satellites could still cover the majority of Earth's marine traffic routes, if ship-tracking and characterization is indeed their role.

1 42945U 17058A   24208.84150196  .00003989  00000-0  35431-3 0  9993
2 42945  34.9971 259.0694 0004106 234.9374 125.0948 14.95645839372170

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC