Launch Date
December 10, 2014
Launch Site
JSC
Launch Pad
LC603
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 4C
NORAD ID
40338
International Designator
2014-080A
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:14:57 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
63.39°
Right Ascension
266.69°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
9.23°
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-25 01A
Alternative Name
Yaogan Weixing 25
Type
Status
Owner
ZZB
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 40338U 14080A 26185.30205867 -.00000160 00000-0 -77975-4 0 9992
2 40338 63.3879 266.6863 0368111 9.2314 351.5239 13.45413163567964
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.5
Diameter
0.5
Span
1
Dry Mass
500
Launch Mass
500
Shape
Box + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
2.3325
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Jianbing-8 05 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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