Yaogan 23

Satellite. Yaogan 23 was launched on November 14, 2014 aboard a Chang Zheng 2C from Taiyuan. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Dec 12, 2024).

COSPAR 2014-071ANORAD 40305China

Identity

Name in GCAT: Yaogan Weixing 23
Common name: Yaogan 23
Payload designation: Jianbing-7 04 xing
International designator: 2014-071A
NORAD catalog number: 40305
GCAT identifier: S40305
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/789

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 14, 2014 · 18:53 UTC
Launch record: 2014-071Success
Rocket: Chang Zheng 2C
Spaceport: Taiyuan · pad LC9

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 512 km
Apogee: 514 km
Inclination: 97.34°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: December 12, 2024
Last known active: October 2019
End of operations: August 2020

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 Q111471655 (CC0).