China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2DLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan 35 Group 02
Launched
June 23, 2022
Summary
Yaogan 35 Group 02 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2D from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on June 23, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 371st launch, 19th this year and humanity's 6,253rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 59th Long March 2D flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Yaogan 35 02 zu 01 xing, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 489 × 505 km orbit inclined 35.0°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 59th Long March 2D flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 371st launch19th this yearhumanity's 6,253rd orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan 35 02 zu 01 xing · NORAD 52907 · 2022-068 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-068A
- Epoch
- 2022-06-23 08:30:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.25416049 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011794
- Inclination
- 34.9888°
- Ascending node
- 280.7363°
- Arg. of perigee
- 230.9391°
- Mean anomaly
- 196.4038°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
5 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Yaogan 35 02 zu 01 xing · NORAD 52907 · in orbit
- Yaogan 35 02 zu 03 xing · NORAD 52908 · in orbit
- Yaogan 35 02 zu 02 xing · NORAD 52909 · re-entered April 19, 2024
- CZ-2D Deorbit Sail 1 · NORAD 52910 · re-entered March 8, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
3 Chinese reconnaissance satellites.
Pad

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
71st launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 3rd this year · 171st 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
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; payload and launch vehicle highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/21/2022 · source
Questions
When did Yaogan 35 Group 02 launch?
Yaogan 35 Group 02 launched on June 23, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan 35 Group 02?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan 35 Group 02?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 35 Group 02 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan 35 Group 02 reach?
Yaogan 35 02 zu 01 xing, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 489 × 505 km orbit inclined 35.0°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 35 Group 02 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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