Yaogan

Yaogan Weixing 11 (JB-6 4)

China (PR)

Spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 147

Remote Sensing satellite 11

Launch data:

Designation	37165 / 10047A
Launch date	22 Sep 2010 - 02:42 UT
Launch site	Jiuquan, SLS-2
Launch vehicle	CZ-2D
Mission	Government: Remote Sensing
Sun-Synchronous LEO Earth orbit on Sep 22.90:
Perigee / Apogee	624 x 656 km
Eccentricity	2,21E-03
Inclination	98.01 deg
Period	97.52 min

Yaogan 11

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
Platform
Operator	People's Liberation Army (C41)
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape	Box + 2 panels
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime

Mission details:

Yaogan Weixing shi yihao (YW-11) was launched from the Jiuquan space center on Sep 22, 2010 into a 625 x 656 km x 98.0 deg sun-synchronous orbit.
Two 3.5 kg subsatellites build by Zhejiang University were also deployed. The Xinhua news agency refers to them as two "Pixing 1A" satellites. According to china.org.cn, the Zheda Pixing 1A (or ZDPS-1A) satellites carry cameras for Earth imaging.

Ref.: #7(JR633), #14, #206, #226 - update: 09.12.10