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-31-02
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 306th launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 6,044th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jan 29, 04:38 – Jan 29, 05:05 UTC
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Yaogan 31-02 (3 satellites)
Yaogan 31-02 is a formation-flying triplet of Chinese military satellites in roughly 1,100 km orbits inclined at 63.4°, 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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