Yaogan · Payload
YAOGAN-4
OperationalPayloadLEO
YAOGAN-4 is a Chinese Ministry of National Defense payload satellite, part of the Yaogan constellation, launched on December 1, 2008 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- December 1, 2008 at 04:42 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Jiuquan, China
- Launched by
- Long March 2D →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Mission
- Yaogan Weixing 4
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 630 km
- Periapsis
- 608 km
- Inclination
- 97.93°
- Orbital period
- 97.09 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Chinese Ministry of National Defense
- Manufacturer
- China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 700 kg
- Design lifetime
- 8 years
- Detailed purpose
- Optical Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2008-061A
- NORAD catalog №
- 33446
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
China- Constellation
- Yaogan
- Radar cross-section
- 3.175 m²
- Status
- Operational
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