Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Yaogan 17B (Remote Sensing Satellite 17B) |
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) |
1111 |
Eccentricity |
0.00207621726609068 |
Inclination (degrees) |
63.42 |
Period (minutes) |
107.13 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
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Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
01-09-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
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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 |
2013-046B |
NORAD Number |
39240 |
Comments |
Believed to be equivalent of US. NOSS system |