China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6ALaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan 40 Group 03
Launched
September 6, 2025 · 16:34 UTC
Image: CCTV
Summary
Yaogan 40 Group 03 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 September 6, 2025 at 16:34 UTC. The launch window ran from 16:26 to 16:52 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 540th launch, 39th this year and humanity's 7,054th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Long March 6A flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Yaogan 40-03-01, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 803 × 820 km orbit inclined 86.0°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 16th Long March 6A flight · 7th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 540th launch39th this yearhumanity's 7,054th orbital launch attempt205th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan 40-03-01 · NORAD 65544 · 2025-199 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2025-199A
- Epoch
- 2025-09-07 02:40:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.26256879 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011487
- Inclination
- 85.9968°
- Ascending node
- 171.164°
- Arg. of perigee
- 257.1735°
- Mean anomaly
- 218.4151°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 6 still in orbit
- Yaogan 40-03-01 · NORAD 65544 · in orbit
- Yaogan 40-03-02 · NORAD 65545 · in orbit
- Yaogan 40-03-03 · NORAD 65546 · in orbit
CZ-6A Y12 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
17th launch from Launch Complex 9A, 7th this year · 145th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 7, 12:34 AM GMT+8, at night
29 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan 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 identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/3/2025 · source
Questions
When did Yaogan 40 Group 03 launch?
Yaogan 40 Group 03 launched on September 6, 2025 at 16:34 UTC. The launch window ran from 16:26 to 16:52 UTC.
Where can I watch Yaogan 40 Group 03?
Coverage: Long March-6A launches Yaogan-40 03. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Yaogan 40 Group 03?
Long March 6A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6A spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 40 Group 03 launch from?
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Sep 7, 12:34 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Yaogan 40 Group 03 reach?
Yaogan 40-03-01, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 803 × 820 km orbit inclined 86.0°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 40 Group 03 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).