China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 7A201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Yaogan 46
Launched
November 3, 2025 · 03:47 UTC
Image: CASC
Summary
Yaogan 46 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 7A from 201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on November 3, 2025 at 03:47 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:39 to 04:02 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 552nd launch, 51st this year and humanity's 7,105th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Long March 7A flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Yaogan 46, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 2,555 × 7,569 km orbit inclined 20.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Long March-7A launches Yaogan-46SciNews
- Live: Long March 7A Flight 12 Launch (No Commentary)International Rocket Launches
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 12th Long March 7A flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 552nd launch51st this yearhumanity's 7,105th orbital launch attempt256th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan 46 · NORAD 66313 · 2025-250 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2025-250A
- Epoch
- 2025-11-03 15:12:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 7.10158267 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.21926147
- Inclination
- 20.0091°
- Ascending node
- 117.2258°
- Arg. of perigee
- 125.8904°
- Mean anomaly
- 256.5231°
- 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: MEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Yaogan 46 · NORAD 66313 · in orbit
CZ-7A Y13 Stage 3 · re-entered December 11, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Classified Earth observation satellite officially reported as for "national resources/hydrology/meteorology surveying & disaster management" purposes.
Pad
201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
26th launch from 201, 6th this year · 48th from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 3, 11:47 AM GMT+8, in daylight
33 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Questions
When did Yaogan 46 launch?
Yaogan 46 launched on November 3, 2025 at 03:47 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:39 to 04:02 UTC.
Where can I watch Yaogan 46?
Coverage: Long March-7A launches Yaogan-46; Live: Long March 7A Flight 12 Launch (No Commentary). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Yaogan 46?
Long March 7A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 7A spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 46 launch from?
201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Nov 3, 11:47 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Yaogan 46 reach?
Yaogan 46, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 2,555 × 7,569 km orbit inclined 20.0°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 46 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).