China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Long March 4C | Yaogan 20A, Yaogan 20B, Yaogan 20C
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 136th launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 5,398th orbital launch attempt
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Window: Aug 9, 05:45 – Aug 9, 05:45 UTC
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Yaogan 20A, 20B & 20C
Yaogan 20 is a formation-flying triplet of Chinese military satellites, assessed as a naval electronic-intelligence system. 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 Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
137 launches from this pad · 294 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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