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Yaogan 25B

Satellite. Yaogan 25B was launched on December 10, 2014 aboard a Chang Zheng 4C from Jiuquan. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-080BNORAD 40339China

Identity

Name in GCAT
Yaogan Weixing 25 fu xing yi
Common name
Yaogan 25B
Payload designation
Jianbing-8 05 zu 02 xing
International designator
2014-080B
NORAD catalog number
40339
GCAT identifier
S40339
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/789

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Defense
Program
JB-8
Owner
PLA GAD
Country
China
Builder
Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad)

Launch

Date
December 10, 2014 · 19:33 UTC
Launch record
2014-080Success
Spaceport
Jiuquan · pad LC603

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,090 km
Apogee
1,097 km
Inclination
63.41°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
May 2023

Size

Mass
500 kg
Dry mass
500 kg
Length
0.5 m
Diameter
0.50 m
Span
1.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111471623 (CC0).