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 02
Launched
September 3, 2024 · 01:22 UTC
Image: CASC
Summary
Yaogan 43 Group 02 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 September 3, 2024 at 01:22 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:13 to 01:35 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 480th launch, 28th this year and humanity's 6,749th orbital launch attempt. It was the 51st Long March 4B flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Yaogan 43-02-01, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 481 × 489 km orbit inclined 35.0°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 51st Long March 4B flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 480th launch28th this yearhumanity's 6,749th orbital launch attempt160th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan 43-02-01 · NORAD 60945 · 2024-156 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-156A
- Epoch
- 2024-09-03 01:23:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.2926461 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000537
- Inclination
- 34.99°
- Ascending node
- 338.7604°
- Arg. of perigee
- 291.3702°
- Mean anomaly
- 170.3126°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
7 catalogued: 6 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 6 still in orbit
- Yaogan 43-02-01 · NORAD 60945 · in orbit
- Yaogan 43-02-02 · NORAD 60946 · in orbit
- Yaogan 43-02-03 · NORAD 60947 · in orbit
- Yaogan 43-02-04 · NORAD 60948 · in orbit
- Yaogan 43-02-05 · NORAD 60949 · in orbit
- Yaogan 43-02-06 · NORAD 60950 · in orbit
CZ-4B Y73 Stage 3 · re-entered March 9, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Yaogan 43 Group 02 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
94th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 8th this year · 210th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 3, 9:22 AM GMT+8, in daylight
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
17 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 highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/31/2024 · source
Questions
When did Yaogan 43 Group 02 launch?
Yaogan 43 Group 02 launched on September 3, 2024 at 01:22 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:13 to 01:35 UTC.
Where can I watch Yaogan 43 Group 02?
Coverage: Long March-4B launches Yaogan-43 02. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Yaogan 43 Group 02?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 43 Group 02 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Sep 3, 9:22 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Yaogan 43 Group 02 reach?
Yaogan 43-02-01, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 481 × 489 km orbit inclined 35.0°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 43 Group 02 launch?
6 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).