China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan 43 Group 01
Launched
August 16, 2024 · 07:35 UTC
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Summary
Yaogan 43 Group 01 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4B from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 16, 2024 at 07:35 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:25 to 07:45 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 478th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 6,741st orbital launch attempt. It was the 50th Long March 4B flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Yaogan 43-01-01, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 500 × 508 km orbit inclined 35.0°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, 9 of them payloads.
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 50th Long March 4B flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 478th launch26th this yearhumanity's 6,741st orbital launch attempt152nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan 43-01-01 · NORAD 60458 · 2024-148 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-148A
- Epoch
- 2024-08-16 17:01:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.22888908 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006048
- Inclination
- 35.0017°
- Ascending node
- 52.9176°
- Arg. of perigee
- 232.7497°
- Mean anomaly
- 231.153°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 9 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 9 still in orbit
- Yaogan 43-01-01 · NORAD 60458 · in orbit
- Yaogan 43-01-02 · NORAD 60459 · in orbit
- Yaogan 43-01-03 · NORAD 60460 · in orbit
- Yaogan 43-01-04 · NORAD 60461 · in orbit
- Yaogan 43-01-05 · NORAD 60462 · in orbit
- Yaogan 43-01-06 · NORAD 60463 · in orbit
- Yaogan 43-01-07 · NORAD 60464 · in orbit
- Yaogan 43-01-08 · NORAD 60465 · in orbit
- Yaogan 43-01-09 · NORAD 60466 · in orbit
CZ-4B Y72 Stage 3 · re-entered December 20, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Yaogan 43 Group 01 is a group of Chinese military “remote sensing” satellites of unknown purposes.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
93rd launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 7th this year · 209th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 16, 3:35 PM GMT+8, in daylight
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload identities extremely uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/14/2024 · source
Questions
When did Yaogan 43 Group 01 launch?
Yaogan 43 Group 01 launched on August 16, 2024 at 07:35 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:25 to 07:45 UTC.
Where can I watch Yaogan 43 Group 01?
Coverage: YouTube. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Yaogan 43 Group 01?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 43 Group 01 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Aug 16, 3:35 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Yaogan 43 Group 01 reach?
Yaogan 43-01-01, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 500 × 508 km orbit inclined 35.0°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 43 Group 01 launch?
9 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 9 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).