Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Yaogan 8 (Remote Sensing Satellite 8) |
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) |
1192 |
Apogee (km) |
1205 |
Eccentricity |
0.000858822752196604 |
Inclination (degrees) |
100.3 |
Period (minutes) |
109.4 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
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Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
15-12-2009 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
Shanghai Academy of Satellite Technology (SAST) |
Country of Contractor |
China (PR) |
Launch Site |
Taiyuan Launch Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Long March 4C |
COSPAR Number |
2009-072A |
NORAD Number |
36121 |
Comments |
Land resources surveys, etc. (see Yaogan 5). But western military believes it to be a reconnaissance satellite. |