Military
NORAD ID: 37875
Int'l Code: 2011-066B
Perigee: 489.0 km
Apogee: 498.3 km
Inclination: 97.4 °
Period: 94.3 minutes
Semi major axis: 6864 km
Launch date: November 9, 2011
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Comments: YAOGAN 12 satellite will be used to conduct scientific experiments, carry out surveys on land resources, estimate crop yield and help with natural disaster-reduction and prevention.
But Yaogan 12's observing payload could also collect intelligence for the Chinese military. Previous Yaogan spacecraft carried radar and optical sensors.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 37875U 11066B 13139.53726544 .00009062 00000-0 35032-3 0 7202
2 37875 097.3542 215.2121 0006750 120.7119 353.1897 15.26435449 84949
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for YAOGAN 12
