China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6ALaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan 40 Group 02
Launched
May 11, 2025 · 13:27 UTC
Image: CCTV
Summary
Yaogan 40 Group 02 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 6A from Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on May 11, 2025 at 13:27 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:12 to 13:43 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 521st launch, 20th this year and humanity's 6,948th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Long March 6A flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Yaogan 40-02-01, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 802 × 818 km orbit inclined 86.0°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 12th Long March 6A flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 521st launch20th this yearhumanity's 6,948th orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan 40-02-01 · NORAD 63918 · 2025-096 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-096A
- Epoch
- 2025-05-12 14:09:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.26611188 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011284
- Inclination
- 85.997°
- Ascending node
- 7.6573°
- Arg. of perigee
- 262.5235°
- Mean anomaly
- 97.466°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- -0.0017994
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 6 still in orbit
- Yaogan 40-02-01 · NORAD 63918 · in orbit
- Yaogan 40-02-02 · NORAD 63919 · in orbit
- Yaogan 40-02-03 · NORAD 63920 · in orbit
CZ-6A Y9 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
3 Chinese reconnaissance satellites of unknown purposes, officially reported as for "Electromagnetic environment probing".
Pad
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
13th launch from Launch Complex 9A, 3rd this year · 141st from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: May 11, 9:27 PM GMT+8, at night
29 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
22 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 identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/8/2025 · source
Questions
When did Yaogan 40 Group 02 launch?
Yaogan 40 Group 02 launched on May 11, 2025 at 13:27 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:12 to 13:43 UTC.
Where can I watch Yaogan 40 Group 02?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan 40 Group 02?
Long March 6A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6A spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 40 Group 02 launch from?
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was May 11, 9:27 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Yaogan 40 Group 02 reach?
Yaogan 40-02-01, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 802 × 818 km orbit inclined 86.0°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 40 Group 02 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).