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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan-27
Launched
August 27, 2015
Summary
Yaogan 27 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4C from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 27, 2015. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 153rd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,485th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Long March 4C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan Weixing 27, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,069 × 1,208 km orbit inclined 100.5°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- China Launches Remote Sensing SatelliteCCTV Video News Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 17th Long March 4C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 153rd launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,485th orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 27 · NORAD 40878 · 2015-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-040A
- Epoch
- 2015-08-27 03:45:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.34034626 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0092502
- Inclination
- 100.4593°
- Ascending node
- 297.5121°
- Arg. of perigee
- 9.3999°
- Mean anomaly
- 350.9706°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 4 still in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 27 · NORAD 40878 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y18 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yaogan 27 is a Chinese military reconnaissance satellite launched from Taiyuan into a roughly 1,200 km 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
23rd launch from Launch Complex 9, 2nd this year · 57th 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
61 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 27 launch?
Yaogan 27 launched on August 27, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan 27?
Coverage: China Launches Remote Sensing Satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Yaogan 27?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 27 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan 27 reach?
Yaogan Weixing 27, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,069 × 1,208 km orbit inclined 100.5°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 27 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).