Spacecraft information: YAOGAN-12

Launch Details
Launched 8 November 2011
Flight ended –
Status Operational
Category Active satellites
Launch site Taiyuan Space Center, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 37875
COSPAR ID 2011-066B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 97.136°
Eccentricity 0.00108
RA ascending node 4.723 hr
Argument perigee 22.368°
Mean anomaly 337.803°
Orbital period 94.429 min
Epoch of osculation 25 Jan 2026, 13:17

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 490.6 km
Mean Altitude 498.0 km
Peak Altitude 505.4 km

Launched alongside

TIANXUN 1 CZ-4B R/B CZ-4B DEB CZ-4B DEB CZ-4B DEB YAOGAN-12 DEB

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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