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Yaogan 14 [CCTV]
The Yaogan 14 (Remote Sensing Satellite 14) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, was launched by CZ-4B rocket from China's Taiyuan space center on 10 May 2012. It is an optical reconnaissance satellite.
A second satellite, Yaogan 28, was launched on 8 November 2015.
| Nation: | China |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation |
| Operator: | |
| Contractors: | CAST |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | Phoenix-Eye-2 bus |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
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| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | 466 km × 479 km, 97.24 (#14) |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaogan 14 (YG 14, JB-11 1) | 2012-021A | 10.05.2012 | TY LC-9 | CZ-4B | with Tiantuo 1 | |
| Yaogan 28 (YG 28, JB-11 2) | 2015-064A | 08.11.2015 | TY LC-9 | CZ-4B |
Launch Sites:
- TY = Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Wuzhai, Shanxi, China
