Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Yaogan 3
The Yaogan 3 (Remote Sensing Satellite 3) government remote sensing satellite likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite. It is China's first space-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system. The military designation of the satellite is Jian Bing-5 (JB-5). The whole development project was funded by the PLA.
The satellite was built by the Shanghai SAST group, which also builds the Feng Yun weather satellites.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,700.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
LC-7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
2007
58th orbital launch attempt
Long March 4C
2nd mission
1st mission of 2007
2nd successful mission