China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan-26
Launched
December 27, 2014
Image: CASC
Summary
Yaogan 26 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4B from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 27, 2014. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 148th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 5,440th orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Long March 4B flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan Weixing 26, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 492 × 499 km orbit inclined 97.4°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 24th Long March 4B flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 148th launch14th this yearhumanity's 5,440th orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 26 · NORAD 40362 · 2014-088 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-088A
- Epoch
- 2014-12-27 04:49:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.25810109 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004453
- Inclination
- 97.4424°
- Ascending node
- 73.0229°
- Arg. of perigee
- 232.8168°
- Mean anomaly
- 219.1035°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 debris, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 26 · NORAD 40362 · in orbit
CZ-4B Y29 Stage 3 · re-entered February 24, 2015
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yaogan 26 is a Chinese military reconnaissance satellite launched from Taiyuan into sun-synchronous orbit. 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.
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
21st launch from Launch Complex 9, 6th this year · 55th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
80 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yaogan 26 launch?
Yaogan 26 launched on December 27, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan 26?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan 26?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 26 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan 26 reach?
Yaogan Weixing 26, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 492 × 499 km orbit inclined 97.4°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 26 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).