![[AUTO] Long March 4C | Yaogan 33-04 - image](/media?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2Flong2520march_image_20230928084355.jpeg&w=1600)
China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan 33-04
Launched
September 26, 2023 · 20:15 UTC
Summary
Yaogan 33-04 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4C from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 26, 2023 at 20:15 UTC. The launch window ran from 20:06 to 20:29 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 436th launch, 31st this year and humanity's 6,526th orbital launch attempt. It was the 54th Long March 4C flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan 33-04, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 687 × 695 km orbit inclined 98.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 54th Long March 4C flight · 6th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 436th launch31st this yearhumanity's 6,526th orbital launch attempt158th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan 33-04 · NORAD 57958 · 2023-149 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-149A
- Epoch
- 2023-09-26 23:25:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.62831445 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005359
- Inclination
- 98.0654°
- Ascending node
- 223.3436°
- Arg. of perigee
- 242.0633°
- Mean anomaly
- 209.9779°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Yaogan 33-04 · NORAD 57958 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y54 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Yaogan 33-04 is a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purpose.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
107th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 11th this year · 207th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 27, 4:15 AM GMT+8, at night
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Launcher and payload identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/2/2023 · source
Questions
When did Yaogan 33-04 launch?
Yaogan 33-04 launched on September 26, 2023 at 20:15 UTC. The launch window ran from 20:06 to 20:29 UTC.
Where can I watch Yaogan 33-04?
Coverage: Long March-4C launches Yaogan-33 04. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Yaogan 33-04?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 33-04 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Sep 27, 4:15 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Yaogan 33-04 reach?
Yaogan 33-04, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 687 × 695 km orbit inclined 98.1°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 33-04 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).