Launch Date
November 25, 2012
Launch Site
JSC
Launch Pad
LC603
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 4C
NORAD ID
39013
International Designator
2012-066C
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:40:41 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
63.35°
Right Ascension
245.38°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
26.56°
Period
107.02 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-16 01C
Alternative Name
Yaogan Weixing 16 fu xing er
Type
Status
Owner
ZZB
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 39013U 12066C 26185.27825628 -.00000004 00000-0 81831-4 0 9993
2 39013 63.3533 245.3793 0437160 26.5643 335.7080 13.45505526668430
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.5
Diameter
0.5
Span
1
Dry Mass
500
Launch Mass
500
Shape
Box + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
2.6512
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Jianbing-8 02 zu 03 xing
Purpose
Earth observation
Mission
Earth observation
Manufacturer
CAST
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Unknown
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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