Launch Date
August 9, 2014
Launch Site
JSC
Launch Pad
LC603
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 4C
NORAD ID
40109
International Designator
2014-047A
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:34:55 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
63.38°
Right Ascension
335.20°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
14.78°
Period
107.03 min
Mean Motion
13.45 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
YAOGAN-20 01A
Alternative Name
Yaogan Weixing 20
Type
Status
Owner
ZZB
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 40109U 14047A 26185.23258816 -.00000049 00000-0 44100-4 0 9994
2 40109 63.3805 335.1976 0391468 14.7811 346.4281 13.45443254584738
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.5
Diameter
0.5
Span
1
Dry Mass
500
Launch Mass
500
Shape
Box + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
2.8074
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Jianbing-8 04 zu 01 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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