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Yaogan Weixing 17

retired

遥感卫星十七号

Signals IntelligenceLEOCOSPAR 2013-046ALaunched 9/1/2013

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Yaogan 17
Launch Vehicle: Long March 4C
Launch Date: 9/1/2013
Last Contact: 12/16/2022

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 1,093 km
Inclination: 63.41 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: 2013-046A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/714