Yaogan 18

Satellite. Yaogan 18 was launched on October 29, 2013 aboard a Chang Zheng 2C from Taiyuan. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 7, 2021).

COSPAR 2013-059ANORAD 39363China

Identity

Name in GCAT: Yaogan Weixing 18
Common name: Yaogan 18
Payload designation: Jianbing-7 03 xing
International designator: 2013-059A
NORAD catalog number: 39363
GCAT identifier: S39363
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/714

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: October 29, 2013 · 02:50 UTC
Launch record: 2013-059Success
Rocket: Chang Zheng 2C
Spaceport: Taiyuan · pad LC9

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 511 km
Apogee: 514 km
Inclination: 97.55°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: April 7, 2021
Last known active: February 2019
End of operations: Feb 1, 2019

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 Q16945630 (CC0).