Satellite Yaogan 5 (Remote Sensing Satellite 5, JB 5-C, Jian Bing 5-C) of People´s Liberation Army (C41)

Name of Satellite, Alternate Names Yaogan 5 (Remote Sensing Satellite 5, JB 5-C, Jian Bing 5-C)
Country of Operator/Owner China (PR)
Operator/Owner People´s Liberation Army (C41)
Users Government
Purpose Remote Sensing
Class of Orbit LEO
Type of Orbit Sun-Synchronous
Longitude of GEO (degrees) 0
Perigee (km) 440
Apogee (km) 450
Eccentricity 0.000733675715333822
Inclination (degrees) 97.2
Period (minutes) 93.5
Launch Mass (kg.) 2700
Dry Mass (kg.)
Power (watts)
Date of Launch 15-12-2008
Expected Lifetime
Contractor China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.
Country of Contractor China (PR)
Launch Site Taiyuan Launch Center
Launch Vehicle Long March 4B
COSPAR Number 2008-064A
NORAD Number 33456
Comments Data collection and transmission involving land resources surveys, environmental surveillance and protection, urban planning, crop yield estimates, disaster prevention and reduction, and space science experiments.

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