Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Yaogan 19 (Remote Sensing Satellite 19) |
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) |
100.48 |
Period (minutes) |
109.51 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
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Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
20-11-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. |
Country of Contractor |
China (PR) |
Launch Site |
Taiyuan Launch Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Long March 4C |
COSPAR Number |
2013-065A |
NORAD Number |
39410 |
Comments |
"probably military or government photo-reconnaissance." |