China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Long March 4C | Yaogan 15
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 110th launch · 9th this year · humanity's 5,221st orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: May 29, 07:31 – May 29, 07:31 UTC
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Yaogan 15
Yaogan 15 is a Chinese military reconnaissance satellite placed into a sun-synchronous orbit from Taiyuan. 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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79 launches from this pad · 160 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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