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Long March 7A | Yaogan 46

Name: Long March 7A | Yaogan 46
Start: 2025-11-03T03:47:00.000Z
Location: 201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 7A · 201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 552nd launch · 51st this year · humanity's 7,105th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--November 3, 2025 · 03:47 UTCAdd to calendar

Success

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

Window: Nov 3, 03:39 – Nov 3, 04:02 UTC

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Yaogan 46

Classified Earth observation satellite officially reported as for "national resources/hydrology/meteorology surveying & disaster management" purposes.

Government/Top Secret · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Booster

No booster details available.

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Long March-7A launches Yaogan-46 — SciNews
Live: Long March 7A Flight 12 Launch (No Commentary) — International Rocket Launches

Updates

Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/3/2025 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/3/2025 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identity highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/30/2025 · source

Pad — 201

Local pad time: Nov 3, 11:47 AM GMT+8

31 launches from this pad · 68 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

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