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Long March 4B | Yaogan 43 Group 02

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 4B · Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 480th launch · 28th this year · humanity's 6,749th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--September 3, 2024 · 01:22 UTCAdd to calendar
Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Sep 3, 01:13 – Sep 3, 01:35 UTC

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Yaogan 43 Group 02

The Yaogan 43 Group 02 is a group of Chinese military “remote sensing” satellites of unknown purposes.

Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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Updates

  • Launch success.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/3/2024 · source

  • Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload identities highly uncertain.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/31/2024 · source

Pad — Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

Local pad time: Sep 3, 9:22 AM GMT+8

108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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