Long March 6A | Yaogan 40

Name: Long March 6A | Yaogan 40
Start: 2023-09-10T04:30:00.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 6A · Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 434th launch · 29th this year · humanity's 6,514th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--September 10, 2023 · 04:30 UTCAdd to calendar

Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Sep 10, 04:21 – Sep 10, 04:59 UTC

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Yaogan 40

3 Chinese reconnaissance satellites of unknown purposes, officially reported as for "Electromagnetic environment probing" purposes.

Government/Top Secret · Polar Orbit (PO)

Booster

No booster details available.

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Long March-6A launches Yaogan-40 — SciNews

Updates

Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/10/2023 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Launcher and payload identities extremely uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/2/2023 · source

Pad — Launch Complex 9A

Local pad time: Sep 10, 12:30 PM GMT+8

26 launches from this pad · 157 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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