Yaogan 11 (JB-6 3)
The Yaogan 2 (Remote Sensing Satellite-2) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, was launched by CZ-2D (2) rocket from China's Jiuquan space center on 25 May 2007. It is an optical complement to the SAR-equipped Yaogan 1 satellite.
Yaogan 4 was launched on 1 December 2008. The third, Yaogan 7 followed on 9 December 2009. A fourth, Yaogan 11, was launched on 22 September 2010.
The fifth satellite, Yaogan 24, which might possibly mark the beginning of an improved version, was put into orbit on 20 November 2014.
Yaogan 30 was launched on 15 May 2016. The orbital characteristics hint, that it is also part of the Yaogan-2 family. Unlike the other satellites, four launches with each a triplet of small satellites also called Yaogan 30-01 to 30-4 were launched shortly after, reportedly working together with Yaogan 30.
Nation: | China |
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Type / Application: | Earth observation |
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Contractors: | CAST |
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Configuration: | CAST2000 bus ? |
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Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
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Orbit: | 631 km × 655 km, 97.8° (#2); 633 km × 652 km, 97.9° (#4); 630 km × 666 km, 97.8° (#7); 631 km × 655 km, 97.8° (#11); 625 km × 651 km, 98.1° (#24); 626 km × 657 km, 98.0° (#30) |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Yaogan 2 (YG 2, JB-6 1) | 2007-019A | 25.05.2007 | Jq LC-43/94 | CZ-2D (2) | with ZDPS 1 | |
Yaogan 4 (YG 4, JB-6 2) | 2008-061A | 01.12.2008 | Jq LC-43/94 | CZ-2D (2) | ||
Yaogan 7 (YG 7, JB-6 3) | 2009-069A | 09.12.2009 | Jq LC-43/94 | CZ-2D (2) | ||
Yaogan 11 (YG 11, JB-6 4) | 2010-047A | 22.09.2010 | Jq LC-43/94 | CZ-2D (2) | with ZDPS 1A-1, ZDPS 1A-2 | |
Yaogan 24 (YG 24, JB-6 5) | 2014-072A | 20.11.2014 | Jq LC-43/94 | CZ-2D (2) | ||
Yaogan 30 (YG 30, JB-6 6) ? | 2016-029A | 15.05.2016 | Jq LC-43/94 | CZ-2D (2) |