Yaogan 1 (JB-5 1)

China (PR)

Spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 100

Also called: Yaogan Weixing 1 (YW 1)
Military designation: JianBinGalaxy-5

Launch data:

Designation	29092 / 06015A
Launch date	26 Apr 2006 - 22:48 UT
Launch site	Taiyuan
Launch vehicle	CZ-4B
Mission	Military: Remote Sensing
Sun-Synchronous LEO Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	623 x 626 km
Eccentricity	2,14E-04
Inclination	97.79°
Period	97.2 min

JB-5 satellite

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Shanghai Academy of Space Flight
Operator	People Liberation Army (C41)
Platform
Mass at launch	2700 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

Mission details:

Scientific experiments, land and agricultural surveys, and disaster monitoring.
Yaogan 1 entered a 601 x 621 km x 97.8 deg initial orbit after launch with a CZ-4C; from Apr 29 to May 1, 2006 it raised its orbit to 628 x 629 km x 97.8 deg. On 4th February 2010, Yaogan 1 broke up from an internal explosion.

Ref.: #7(JR605), #14, #226 - update: 18.08.10