Yaogan 14

Yaogan 14 (JB-11 1)

China (PR)

Spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 184

Launch data:

Designation	38257 / 12021A
Launch date	10 May 2012 - 07:06 UT
Launch site	Taiyuan, LC-9
Launch vehicle	CZ-4B
Mission	Military: Remote sensing
LEO Sun-synchronous Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	473 x 479 km
Eccentricity	2,92E-04
Inclination	97.2 deg
Period	94.04 min

Launched together with TT 1

Spacecraft data:

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

Description:

Yaogan 14 (Remote Sensing Satellite 14) is an optical reconnaisance satellite.
Remote sensing; help with crop estimates and diasaster alert/remedy; believed to actually be a military radar satellite.

Ref.: #7(JR659), #226, #228 - update: 02.09.15