Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Yaogan 15 (Remote Sensing Satellite 15) |
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) |
1201 |
Apogee (km) |
1207 |
Eccentricity |
0.00039609189331925 |
Inclination (degrees) |
100.2 |
Period (minutes) |
109.5 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
1040 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
29-05-2012 |
Expected Lifetime |
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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 4C |
COSPAR Number |
2012-029A |
NORAD Number |
38354 |
Comments |
Xinhua gave the objectives as "mainly used for scientific experiments, land resources survey, crop yield estimation of production and disaster prevention and mitigation". |