| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Yaogan 12 (Remote Sensing Satellite 12) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | China (PR) |
| Operator/Owner | People´s Liberation Army (C41) |
| Users | Military |
| Purpose | Remote Sensing |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Type of Orbit | Sun-Synchronous |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 487 |
| Apogee (km) | 496 |
| Eccentricity | 0.00065583327260803 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 97.4 |
| Period (minutes) | 94.4 |
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| Date of Launch | 09-11-2011 |
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| Contractor | Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) |
| Country of Contractor | China (PR) |
| Launch Site | Taiyuan Launch Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Long March 4B |
| COSPAR Number | 2011-066B |
| NORAD Number | 37875 |
| Comments | Remote sensing; help with crop estimates and diasaster alert/remedy; believed to actually be a military radar satellite. |