Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Yaogan 3 (Remote Sensing Satellite 3, Jian Bing 5-3, JB 5-3) |
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) |
625 |
Apogee (km) |
627 |
Eccentricity |
0.000142938822184105 |
Inclination (degrees) |
97.9 |
Period (minutes) |
97.2 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2700 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
11-11-2007 |
Expected Lifetime |
|
Contractor |
Shanghai Academy of Satellite Technology (SAST) |
Country of Contractor |
China (PR) |
Launch Site |
Taiyuan Launch Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Long March |
COSPAR Number |
2007-055A |
NORAD Number |
32289 |
Comments |
Remote sensing. |