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Yaogan Weixing 18

retired

遥感卫星十八号

Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2013-059ALaunched 10/29/2013

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Yaogan 18
Launch Vehicle: Long March 2C b
Launch Date: 10/29/2013
Last Contact: 2/1/2019

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 512.5 km
Inclination: 97.55 deg
Dry Mass: 2,000 kg
Total Mass: 2,000 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Earth Observation
Payload Category: IMG-R
Payload Class: D

Organizations

Operator: Chinese People’s Liberation Army
Manufacturer: Shanghai Academy of Space Technology (SAST)

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2013-059A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/714