NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2012-066C
Remote sensing, possibly including reconnaissance. Similar mission to the US DoD NOSS triplet launches. Yaogan 16 is accompanied by a pair of smaller payloads flying in formation with the main spacecraft.
Launch Date: 2012-11-25
Launch Vehicle: Long March 4C
Launch Site: Jiuquan, Peoples Republic of China
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