Yaogan 13

YaoGan Weixing-13 (YG-13)

China (PR)

Spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 174

Yaogan 13 (Remote Sensing Satellite 13) - Also called: JB-7 2

Launch data:

Designation	37941 / 11072A
Launch date	29 Nov 2011 - 18:50:04 UT
Launch site	Taiyuan, LC-9
Launch vehicle	CZ-2C (Y26)
Mission	Military: Earth observation, radar
Sun-synchronous LEO Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	505 x 511 km
Eccentricity	4,36E-04
Inclination	97.11 deg
Period	94.78 min

Yaogan 13

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	2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime	Still active

Description:

YAOGAN 13 is a remote sensing satellite. The Yaogan series of satellites gather optical and radar reconnaissance imagery for Chinese military and intelligence agencies. Yaogan 13 may carry a synthetic aperture radar sensor to peer through clouds for all-weather, night-and-day image collection.

Mission details:

The YW-13 satellite, launched from Taiyuan on Nov 29 into a 505 x 510 km x 97.1 deg orbit, is probably operating in conjunction with the YW-6 radar satellite launched in 2009.

Ref.: #7(JR651), #226, #228 - update: 09.02.12