Yaogan 8, 15, 19, 22, 27 (JB-9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) (original) (raw)
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Yaogan 8 [CCTV]
The Yaogan 8 (Remote Sensing Satellite-8) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, was launched by CZ-4C rocket from China's Taiyuan space center on 15. December 2009. It is the first of a new generation of optical reconnaissance satellites.
YG-8 was built by the Aerospace Shanghai Technical Institute of th China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. The optical payload on YG-8 was developed by the Changchun Light Technology Institute.
A second satellite of this class, Yaogan 15, was successfully launched on 29 May 2012. The third satellite, Yaogan 19, followed on 20 November 2013. A fourth satellite, Yaogan 22, was launched 20 October 2014. The fifth satellite, Yaogan 27, was put into orbit on 27 August 2015.
| Nation: | China |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation |
| Operator: | |
| Contractors: | SAST |
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| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1040 kg |
| Orbit: | 1200 km × 1212 km, 100.5� (#8); 1198 km × 1204 km, 100.2� (#15); 1119 km × 1204 km, 100.4� (#19); 1196 km × 1209 km, 100.3� (#22) |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaogan 8 (YG 8, JB-9 1) | 2009-072A | 15.12.2009 | TY LC-9 | CZ-4C | with XW 1 |
| Yaogan 15 (YG 15, JB-9 2) | 2012-029A | 29.05.2012 | TY LC-9 | CZ-4C | |
| Yaogan 19 (YG 19, JB-9 3) | 2013-065A | 20.11.2013 | TY LC-9 | CZ-4C | |
| Yaogan 22 (YG 22, JB-9 4) | 2014-063A | 20.10.2014 | TY LC-9 | CZ-4C | |
| Yaogan 27 (YG 27, JB-9 5) | 2015-040A | 27.08.2015 | TY LC-9 | CZ-4C |