YAOGAN-12 (37875)

COSPAR: 2011-066B | Alt Name: Yaogan Weixing 12

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Launch Details

Launch Date

November 9, 2011

Launch Site

TAISC

Launch Pad

LC9

Launch Vehicle

Chang Zheng 4B

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

37875

International Designator

2011-066B

Epoch

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Inclination

97.11°

Right Ascension

223.07°

Eccentricity

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Argument of Perigee

156.40°

Period

94.31 min

Mean Motion

15.27 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

YAOGAN-12

Alternative Name

Yaogan Weixing 12

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

ZZB

Country

China

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

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Latest TLEs
1 37875U 11066B   26185.30701663  .00004106  00000-0  15832-3 0  9995
2 37875  97.1127 223.0713 0010390 156.4044 203.7675 15.26799097814653

Source: Celestrak

Summary
The YAOGAN-12 satellite, also known as Yaogan Weixing 12, is an Earth observation satellite launched on November 9, 2011, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TAISC), LC9 launch pad, using a Chang Zheng 4B launch vehicle. It was manufactured by CAST and has a configuration of Phoenix-Eye-2 bus. The spacecraft measures 2 meters in length and diameter with an 8-meter span. It has a dry mass and launch mass of 2700 kg each. Equipped with the Jianbing-10 payload, it uses two deployable solar arrays for power generation along with batteries to maintain its operations. The satellite is owned by ZZB (likely a government or military entity) and is registered under NORAD catalog ID 37875 with the OBJECT_ID of 2011-066B.
Physical Characteristics

Length

2

Diameter

2

Span

8

Dry Mass

2700

Launch Mass

2700

Shape

Box + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

5.7479

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Jianbing-10 02 xing

Purpose

Earth observation

Mission

Earth observation

Manufacturer

CAST

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

JB-10

Configuration

Phoenix-Eye-2 bus

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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