| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Yaogan 16A (Remote Sensing Satellite 16A, Yaogan Weixing 16) |
| 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) | 1080 |
| Apogee (km) | 1089 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000603662217452545 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 63.38 |
| Period (minutes) | 106.93 |
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| Date of Launch | 25-11-2012 |
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| Contractor | Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) |
| Country of Contractor | China (PR) |
| Launch Site | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Long March 4C |
| COSPAR Number | 2012-066A |
| NORAD Number | 39011 |
| Comments | Equivalent of U.S. NOSS system |