Yaogan 13

Satellite. Yaogan 13 was launched on November 29, 2011 aboard a Chang Zheng 2C from Taiyuan. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 22, 2025).

COSPAR 2011-072ANORAD 37941China

Identity

Name in GCAT: Yaogan Weixing 13
Common name: Yaogan 13
Payload designation: Jianbing-7 02 xing
International designator: 2011-072A
NORAD catalog number: 37941
GCAT identifier: S37941
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/649

Mission

Mission type: Radar imaging
Use: Defense
Program: JB-7
Owner: PLA GAD
Country: China
Builder: Shanghai Academy of Space Technology (CASC 8th Acad)
Platform (bus): JB-7

Launch

Date: November 29, 2011 · 18:50 UTC
Launch record: 2011-072Success
Rocket: Chang Zheng 2C
Spaceport: Taiyuan · pad LC9

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 505 km
Apogee: 511 km
Inclination: 97.11°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: February 22, 2025
Last known active: November 2018
End of operations: November 2018

Size

Mass: 2,000 kg
Dry mass: 2,000 kg
Length: 2.0 m
Diameter: 1.50 m
Span: 4.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111472017 (CC0).