Launch Date
August 9, 2014
Launch Site
JSC
Launch Pad
LC603
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 4C
NORAD ID
40110
International Designator
2014-047B
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:37:22 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
63.38°
Right Ascension
336.07°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
14.80°
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 01B
Alternative Name
Yaogan Weixing 20 fu xing yi
Type
Status
Owner
ZZB
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 40110U 14047B 26185.23428797 -.00000055 00000-0 38498-4 0 9993
2 40110 63.3804 336.0715 0391319 14.8036 346.4068 13.45440977584579
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.5
Diameter
0.5
Span
1
Dry Mass
500
Launch Mass
500
Shape
Box + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
2.4074
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Jianbing-8 04 zu 02 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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