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-31-03
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 308th launch · 4th this year · humanity's 6,052nd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Feb 24, 02:13 – Feb 24, 02:40 UTC
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Yaogan 31-03 (3 satellites)
Yaogan 31-03 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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- Long March-4C launches Yaogan-31 03 — SciNews
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Launch success confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/24/2021 · source
Added launch (NOTAM A0256/21)
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/22/2021
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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