| 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 |
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| Date of Launch | 15-12-2009 |
| Expected Lifetime | |
| 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. |