Yaogan

Yaogan Weixing 7 (YW-7)

China (PR)

Spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 134

Also called: JB-6 3, Yaogan-7 and YG-7

Launch data:

Designation	36110 / 09069A
Launch date	09 Dec 2009 - 08:42 UT
Launch site	Jiuquan, SLS-2
Launch vehicle	CZ-2D (#F11)
Mission	Government: Remote Sensing
LEO Sun-Synchronous Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	623 x 659 km
Eccentricity	2.57E-03
Inclination	97.8 deg
Period	97.54 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Chinese Academy of Space Technology
Platform
Operator	Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
Mass at launch	2700 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	Still active

Mission details:

Land resources surveys, etc. (see Yaogan 5). But western military believes it to be a reconnaissance satellite.
China launched a Yaogan Weixing on Dec 9: 'yaogan weixing qihao', Remote-Sensing Satellite Number 7 appears to be similar to YW-2 and YW-4, which are thought to have been imaging satellites.

Ref.: #7(JR619), #84a, #226 - update: 27.03.10