Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- November 9, 2011, 03:21
- Launch designation
- 2011-066
- Mission
- tianxun yihao
- Flight name
- Yaogan 12
- Vehicle flight ID
- Y21
- Year
- Launches in 2011
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 484 km
- Initial apogee
- 491 km
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 2.8 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tianxun-1 | 2011-066ANORAD 37874 | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Optical imaging | 58 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Feb 7, 2016 |
| Yaogan Weixing 12 | 2011-066BNORAD 37875 | General Armaments Dept. of the PLA | Optical imaging | 2,700 kg | In orbit |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.