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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan Weixing 1
Launched
April 26, 2006
Summary
Yaogan Weixing 1 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4C from Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on April 26, 2006. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 35th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,767th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Long March 4C flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan Weixing 1, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 609 × 628 km orbit inclined 97.8°. 13 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 1st Long March 4C flightChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 35th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,767th orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 1 · NORAD 29092 · 2006-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 13 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2006-015A
- Epoch
- 2006-04-26 23:53:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.85657868 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001378
- Inclination
- 97.8116°
- Ascending node
- 124.8685°
- Arg. of perigee
- 350.637°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.4585°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
13 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 7 debris, 4 components; 6 still in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 1 · NORAD 29092 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y1 Stage 3 · re-entered March 26, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Yaogan 1 (Remote Sensing Satellite-1) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, was launched by CZ-4C rocket from China's Taiyuan space center on 26 April 2006. It is China's first space-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system. The military designation of the satellite is Jian Bing-5 (JB-5). The whole development project was funded by the PLA.
Pad
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
19th launch from Launch Complex 7, 1st this year · 22nd from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
32 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
536 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yaogan Weixing 1 launch?
Yaogan Weixing 1 launched on April 26, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan Weixing 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan Weixing 1?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan Weixing 1 launch from?
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan Weixing 1 reach?
Yaogan Weixing 1, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 609 × 628 km orbit inclined 97.8°.
How many satellites did Yaogan Weixing 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).