China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 7A201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Yaogan 45

Name: Yaogan 45 launch
Start: 2025-09-09T02:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-09-09T04:10:00.000Z
Location: 201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Launched

September 9, 2025 · 02:00 UTC

Launch Successful

Image: CASC

Summary

Yaogan 45 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 7A from 201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on September 9, 2025 at 02:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:52 to 04:10 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 541st launch, 40th this year and humanity's 7,057th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Long March 7A flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Yaogan 45, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 7,475 km orbit inclined 20.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Watch: No webcast on record.
Vehicle: Long March 7A · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Government/Top Secret · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Milestone: 11th Long March 7A flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 541st launch40th this yearhumanity's 7,057th orbital launch attempt208th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

20.0°Inclination

210 × 7475 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

171.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements

35.8°Ascending node

401 d agoElement epoch2025-09-09 15:46 UTC · stale

Yaogan 45 · NORAD 65563 · 2025-202 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers

Object: OBJECT A
Object ID: 2025-201M
Epoch: 2025-09-09 15:46:35 UTC
Mean motion: 8.41043809 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.3556474
Inclination: 20.0009°
Ascending node: 35.8033°
Arg. of perigee: 127.8643°
Mean anomaly: 269.9955°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 6
B*: 0.0004061

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO.

Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit

Yaogan 45 · NORAD 65563 · in orbit

CZ-7A Y14 Stage 3 · re-entered October 31, 2025

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.

Pad

201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

25th launch from 201, 5th this year · 45th from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 9, 10:00 AM GMT+8, in daylight

33 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

56 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Sep 9, 2025 · source

Show 2 earlier updates

Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/9/2025 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/5/2025 · source

Questions

When did Yaogan 45 launch?

Yaogan 45 launched on September 9, 2025 at 02:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:52 to 04:10 UTC.

Where can I watch Yaogan 45?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Yaogan 45?

Long March 7A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 7A spec sheet

Where did Yaogan 45 launch from?

201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Sep 9, 10:00 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.

What orbit did Yaogan 45 reach?

Yaogan 45, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 7,475 km orbit inclined 20.0°.

How many satellites did Yaogan 45 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).