China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2CLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Long March 2C | 3 x Yaogan-30
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 207th launch · 17th this year · humanity's 5,705th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 25, 19:42 – Dec 25, 20:02 UTC
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Yaogan 30-02 (3 satellites)
Yaogan 30-02 is the second triplet of Chinese military satellites launched into 600 km orbits inclined at 35°, assessed as electronic-intelligence or naval-surveillance spacecraft. Yaogan is the public designation China gives to its military reconnaissance satellites; official statements describe them only as remote-sensing spacecraft for land survey, crop estimation and disaster monitoring.
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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Pad — Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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