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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2CLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan-30-05
Launched
July 26, 2019
Summary
Yaogan-30-05 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2C from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on July 26, 2019. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 255th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 5,870th orbital launch attempt. It was the 38th Long March 2C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Yaogan 30 hao 05 zu 01 xing, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 596 × 612 km orbit inclined 35.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 38th Long March 2C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 255th launch11th this yearhumanity's 5,870th orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan 30 hao 05 zu 01 xing · NORAD 44449 · 2019-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-045A
- Epoch
- 2019-07-26 10:15:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.90365119 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001095
- Inclination
- 35.0035°
- Ascending node
- 336.8102°
- Arg. of perigee
- 300.6751°
- Mean anomaly
- 138.5675°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- Yaogan 30 hao 05 zu 01 xing · NORAD 44449 · in orbit
- Yaogan 30 hao 05 zu 02 xing · NORAD 44450 · in orbit
- Yaogan 30 hao 05 zu 03 xing · NORAD 44451 · in orbit
CZ-2C Y37 Stage 2 · re-entered July 24, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yaogan is a series of Chinese reconnaissance satellites.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
53rd launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 4th this year · 132nd from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
31 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yaogan-30-05 launch?
Yaogan-30-05 launched on July 26, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan-30-05?
Coverage: China launches new remote sensing satellites. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Yaogan-30-05?
Long March 2C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan-30-05 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan-30-05 reach?
Yaogan 30 hao 05 zu 01 xing, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 596 × 612 km orbit inclined 35.0°.
How many satellites did Yaogan-30-05 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).