China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Long March 4C | Yaogan-27
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.August 27, 2015Add to calendar
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 153rd launch · 4th this year · humanity's 5,485th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 27, 02:31 – Aug 27, 02:31 UTC
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Yaogan 27
Yaogan 27 is a Chinese military reconnaissance satellite launched from Taiyuan into a roughly 1,200 km 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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- China Launches Remote Sensing Satellite — CCTV Video News Agency
Pad — Launch Complex 9
79 launches from this pad · 160 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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