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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
Launched
April 30, 2021
Summary
Yaogan 34 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 April 30, 2021. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 315th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 6,075th orbital launch attempt. It was the 34th Long March 4C flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Yaogan 34-01, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,090 × 1,112 km orbit inclined 63.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 34th Long March 4C flight · 5th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 315th launch11th this yearhumanity's 6,075th orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan 34-01 · NORAD 48340 · 2021-037 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-037A
- Epoch
- 2021-04-30 07:27:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.44096027 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001459
- Inclination
- 63.38°
- Ascending node
- 278.0928°
- Arg. of perigee
- 14.6002°
- Mean anomaly
- 99.4963°
- 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: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Yaogan 34-01 · NORAD 48340 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y34 Stage 3 · 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
75th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 5th this year · 141st 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
30 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 NOTAM and tracking ship positions, but identity of payload/rocket extremely uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/27/2021 · source
Questions
When did Yaogan 34 launch?
Yaogan 34 launched on April 30, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan 34?
Coverage: Long March-4C launches Yaogan-34. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Yaogan 34?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 34 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan 34 reach?
Yaogan 34-01, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,090 × 1,112 km orbit inclined 63.4°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 34 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).