China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6ALaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Long March 6A | Yaogan 50-01
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 571st launch · 1st this year · humanity's 7,180th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jan 13, 14:06 – Jan 13, 14:27 UTC
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Yaogan 50-01
The Yaogan 50-01 is a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/13/2026 · source
Pad — Launch Complex 9A
Local pad time: Jan 13, 10:16 PM GMT+8
28 launches from this pad · 160 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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