| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Satellite Yaogan 6 (Remote Sensing Satellite 6, Jian Bing 7-A) |
| 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) | 511 |
| Apogee (km) | 512 |
| Eccentricity | 7.26585773450556E-05 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 97.3 |
| Period (minutes) | 94.9 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 1800 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 22-04-2009 |
| Expected Lifetime | |
| Contractor | Shanghai Academy of Satellite Technology (SAST) |
| Country of Contractor | China (PR) |
| Launch Site | Taiyuan Launch Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Long March 2C |
| COSPAR Number | 2009-021A |
| NORAD Number | 34839 |
| Comments | Land resources surveys, etc. (see Yaogan 5). But western military believes it to be a reconnaissance satellite. |