Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Satellite Yaogan 2 (Remote Sensing Satellite 2, Jian Bing 5-2, JB 5-2) |
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) |
633 |
Apogee (km) |
661 |
Eccentricity |
0.0019951546244834 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98 |
Period (minutes) |
97.7 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
1200 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
25-05-2007 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) |
Country of Contractor |
China (PR) |
Launch Site |
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Long March CZ2D |
COSPAR Number |
2007-019A |
NORAD Number |
31490 |
Comments |
Remote sensing; help with crop estimates and diasaster alert/remedy; believed to actually be a military radar satellite. |