Launch Date
March 5, 2010
Launch Site
JSC
Launch Pad
LC603
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 4C
NORAD ID
36414
International Designator
2010-009B
Epoch
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:01:03 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
63.37°
Right Ascension
314.99°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
21.04°
Period
107.01 min
Mean Motion
13.46 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
YAOGAN-9 01B
Alternative Name
Yaogan Weixing 9 fu xing yi
Type
Status
Owner
ZZB
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 36414U 10009B 26184.75073508 -.00000045 00000-0 33038-4 0 9995
2 36414 63.3674 314.9934 0539520 21.0376 341.1950 13.45711893801975
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.5
Diameter
0.5
Span
1
Dry Mass
500
Launch Mass
500
Shape
Box + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
2.9125
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Jianbing-8 01 zu 02 xing
Purpose
Earth observation
Mission
Earth observation
Manufacturer
CAST
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
JB-8
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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