![[AUTO] Long March 6A | Yaogan 40 - image](/media?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2Flong2520march_image_20230910165557.jpeg&w=1600)
China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6ALaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan 40
Launched
September 10, 2023 · 04:30 UTC
Summary
Yaogan 40 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 10, 2023 at 04:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:21 to 04:59 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 434th launch, 29th this year and humanity's 6,514th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Long March 6A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Yaogan 40-01-01, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 807 × 819 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
- 3rd Long March 6A flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 434th launch29th this yearhumanity's 6,514th orbital launch attempt146th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan 40-01-01 · NORAD 57830 · 2023-139 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-139A
- Epoch
- 2023-09-10 07:42:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.25714632 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008406
- Inclination
- 86.0005°
- Ascending node
- 353.3928°
- Arg. of perigee
- 254.929°
- Mean anomaly
- 187.7477°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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 40-01-01 · NORAD 57830 · in orbit
- Yaogan 40-01-02 · NORAD 57832 · in orbit
- Yaogan 40-01-03 · NORAD 57833 · in orbit
CZ-6A Y5 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" purposes.
Pad
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
3rd launch from Launch Complex 9A, 1st this year · 123rd from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 10, 12:30 PM GMT+8, in daylight
29 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
302 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Launcher and payload identities extremely uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/2/2023 · source
Questions
When did Yaogan 40 launch?
Yaogan 40 launched on September 10, 2023 at 04:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:21 to 04:59 UTC.
Where can I watch Yaogan 40?
Coverage: Long March-6A launches Yaogan-40. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Yaogan 40?
Long March 6A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6A spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 40 launch from?
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Sep 10, 12:30 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Yaogan 40 reach?
Yaogan 40-01-01, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 807 × 819 km orbit inclined 86.0°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 40 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).