China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6ALaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan 50-03
Launched
October 23, 2026 · 10:15 UTC
Image: CCTV
Summary
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation’s Long March 6A successfully inserted Yaogan 50-03, a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes, into its target orbit from Taiyuan’s Launch Complex 9A. Its opaque military remote-sensing role makes the mission notable.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 28th Long March 6A flight · 9th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 619th launch49th this yearhumanity's 7,421st orbital launch attempt248th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
YAOGAN-50 03 · NORAD 101149 · 2026-240A · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- YAOGAN-50 03
- Object ID
- 2026-240A
- Epoch
- 2026-11-03 15:12:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.83250051 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00008386
- Inclination
- 142.0295°
- Ascending node
- 101.4629°
- Arg. of perigee
- 269.0475°
- Mean anomaly
- 91.0148°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 157
- B*
- 0.000059300545
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.
About this launch
Yaogan 50-03 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 October 23, 2026 at 10:15 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:07 to 10:28 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 619th launch, 49th this year and humanity's 7,421st orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Long March 6A flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 709 × 952 km orbit inclined 142.0°.
The Yaogan 50-03 is a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.
News
Pad
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
30th launch from Launch Complex 9A, 10th this year · 163rd from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 23, 6:15 PM GMT+8, in twilight
30 launches from this pad · 163 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
29 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/17/2026 · source
Questions
When did Yaogan 50-03 launch?
Yaogan 50-03 launched on October 23, 2026 at 10:15 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:07 to 10:28 UTC.
Where can I watch Yaogan 50-03?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan 50-03?
Long March 6A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6A spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 50-03 launch from?
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Oct 23, 6:15 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Yaogan 50-03 reach?
It reached a 709 × 952 km orbit inclined 142.0°.