Long March 4C | Yaogan Weixing 1
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 4C · Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 35th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 4,767th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Apr 26, 22:48 – Apr 26, 22:48 UTC
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Yaogan Weixing 1
The Yaogan 1 (Remote Sensing Satellite-1) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, was launched by CZ-4C rocket from China's Taiyuan space center on 26 April 2006. It is China's first space-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system. The military designation of the satellite is Jian Bing-5 (JB-5). The whole development project was funded by the PLA.
Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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32 launches from this pad · 157 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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