Long March 6A | Yaogan 40 Group 02

Launch information

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Mission description

3 Chinese reconnaissance satellites of unknown purposes, officially reported as for "Electromagnetic environment probing".

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Long March 6A | Yaogan 40 Group 02’.

Launch image Long March 6A | Yaogan 40 Group 02

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: May 11, 2025, 1:27 p.m.

Timezone: Asia/Shanghai

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Yaogan 40 Group 02 (PO)

Launcher

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Rocket

Long March 6A

Location

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Pad

Launch Complex 9A

Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Polar Orbit (PO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Long March 6A | Yaogan 40 Group 02’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
63918 YAOGAN-40 02A LEO 86.0 PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA In-orbit
63919 YAOGAN-40 02B LEO 86.0 PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA In-orbit
63920 YAOGAN-40 02C LEO 86.0 PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Long March 6A | Yaogan 40 Group 02’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#6948

To this date

Location Launch

#141

To this date

Pad Launch

#13

To this date

Agency Launch

#521

To this date

Orbital Launch

#99

Year 2025

Location Launch

#4

Year 2025

Pad Launch

#3

Year 2025

Agency Launch

#20

Year 2025

Latest news about the launch

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China adds to classified TJS, Yaogan satellite series with two launches

China has added new spacecraft to two separate classified satellite series with a pair of launches across Sunday and Monday. The post China adds to classified TJS, Yaogan satellite series with two launches appeared first on SpaceNews.


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