YAOGAN-30 B

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YAOGAN-30 B is classified as:

Yaogan

NORAD ID: 42946

Int'l Code: 2017-058B

Perigee: 604.3 km

Apogee: 605.9 km

Inclination: 35.0 °

Period: 96.6 minutes

Semi major axis: 6976 km

RCS: Unknown

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

YAOGAN-30 B 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 42946U 17058B   21265.44976505  .00000256  00000-0  28820-4 0  9999
2 42946  35.0007   3.4675 0001165 130.5767 229.5021 14.89986410216997

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC