China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2CLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Long March 2C | Yaogan 18
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 129th launch · 9th this year · humanity's 5,329th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Oct 29, 02:50 – Oct 29, 02:50 UTC
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Yaogan 18
Yaogan 18 is a Chinese military reconnaissance satellite launched from Taiyuan into sun-synchronous orbit. 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 · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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Pad — Launch Complex 9
79 launches from this pad · 160 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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