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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan 34-02
Launched
March 17, 2022
Summary
Yaogan 34-02 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 March 17, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 358th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 6,210th orbital launch attempt. It was the 41st Long March 4C flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Yaogan 34-02, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,099 × 1,104 km orbit inclined 63.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 41st Long March 4C flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 358th launch6th this yearhumanity's 6,210th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan 34-02 · NORAD 52084 · 2022-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-027A
- Epoch
- 2022-03-17 08:55:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.44072771 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003341
- Inclination
- 63.3969°
- Ascending node
- 229.6142°
- Arg. of perigee
- 268.9196°
- Mean anomaly
- 200.8301°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 2 payloads; 2 still in orbit
- Yaogan 34-02 · NORAD 52084 · in orbit
- Mozi ji yanzheng xitong · NORAD 52085 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Officially described as an optical remote-sensing satellite built by SAST.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
86th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 3rd this year · 160th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
18 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; Payload and launch vehicle identities not confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/14/2022 · source
Questions
When did Yaogan 34-02 launch?
Yaogan 34-02 launched on March 17, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan 34-02?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan 34-02?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 34-02 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan 34-02 reach?
Yaogan 34-02, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,099 × 1,104 km orbit inclined 63.4°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 34-02 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).