Long March 4C | Yaogan Weixing 1
Launch information
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The Yaogan 1 (Remote Sensing Satellite-1) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, was launched by CZ-4C rocket from China's Taiyuan space center on 26 April 2006. 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.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Long March 4C | Yaogan Weixing 1’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: April 26, 2006, 10:48 p.m.
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Yaogan Weixing 1 (SSO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
Rocket |
Long March 4C |
Location |
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China |
Pad |
Launch Complex 7 |
Type |
Government/Top Secret |
Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#4757
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#22
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Pad Launch
#19
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Agency Launch
#35
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Orbital Launch
#17
Year 2006
Location Launch
#1
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Pad Launch
#1
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Agency Launch
#1
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