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Yaogan Weixing 16 fu xing er

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遥感卫星十六号副星二

Signals IntelligenceLEOCOSPAR 2012-066CLaunched 11/25/2012

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Yaogan 16
Launch Vehicle: Long March 4C
Launch Date: 11/25/2012
Last Contact: 2/22/2020

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 1,056.5 km
Inclination: 63.38 deg
Dry Mass: 500 kg
Total Mass: 500 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Signals Intelligence
Payload Category: SIG
Payload Class: D

Organizations

Operator: Chinese People’s Liberation Army
Manufacturer: China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2012-066C