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Yaogan 5 (JB-10 1) [CCTV]
The Yaogan 5 (Remote Sensing Satellite 5) satellite series consist of optical government remote sensing satellites, likely used as a military reconnaissance satellite. They appear to be the successors to the ZY-2 (JB-3) series.
Yaogan 5 was launched by CZ-4B rocket from China's Taiyuan space center on 15. December 2008. It is likely an optical reconnaissance satellite.
The second satellite of this series, Yaogan 12, was launched on 9 November 2011 together with a piggy-back microsatellite.
A third one called Yaogan 21 was put into orbit on 8 September 2014. This one is reportedly the las unit of this series.
| Nation: | China |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation |
| Operator: | |
| Contractors: | CAST |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | Phoenix-Eye-2 bus |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | 494 km × 501 km, 97.4 (#5); 479 km × 495 km, 97.4 (#12); 476 km × 493 km, 97.42 (#21) |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaogan 5 (YG 5, JB-10 1) | 2008-064A | 15.12.2008 | TY LC-9 | CZ-4B | ||
| Yaogan 12 (YG 12, JB-10 2) | 2011-066B | 09.11.2011 | TY LC-9 | CZ-4B | with TX 1 | |
| Yaogan 21 (YG 21, JB-10 3) | 2014-053A | 08.09.2014 | TY LC-9 | CZ-4B | with Tiantuo 2 |
Launch Sites:
- TY = Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Wuzhai, Shanxi, China
