Yaogan 13 [CCTV]
The Yaogan 6 (Remote Sensing Satellite-6) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, was launched by CZ-2C (3) rocket from China's Taiyuan space center on 22. April 2009. It is likely an radar reconnaissance satellite.
The second satellite in this series, Yaogan 13, was launched on 29. November 2011 also from Taiyuan space center.
Nation: | China |
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Type / Application: | Earth observation, radar |
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Contractors: | SAST |
Equipment: | SAR |
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Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
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Orbit: | 517 km × 519 km, 97.3° (#6); 502 km × 504 km, 97.4° (#13); 509 km × 509 km, 97.5° (#18) |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Yaogan 6 (YG 6, JB-7 1) | 2009-021A | 22.04.2009 | TY LC-7 | CZ-2C (3) | ||
Yaogan 13 (YG 13, JB-7 2) | 2011-072A | 29.11.2011 | TY LC-9 | CZ-2C (3) | ||
Yaogan 18 (YG 18, JB-7 3) | 2013-059A | 29.10.2013 | TY LC-9 | CZ-2C (3) | ||
Yaogan 23 (YG 23, JB-7 4) | 2014-071A | 14.11.2014 | TY LC-9 | CZ-2C (3) |