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Yaogan Weixing 8

retired

遥感八号卫星

Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2009-072ALaunched 12/15/2009

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Yaogan 8
Launch Vehicle: Long March 4C
Launch Date: 12/15/2009
Last Contact: 12/22/2015

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 1,198 km
Inclination: 100.5 deg
Dry Mass: 1,040 kg
Total Mass: 1,040 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

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

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2009-072A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/602