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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2CLaunch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan Weixing 6
Launched
April 22, 2009
Summary
Yaogan Weixing 6 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2C from Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on April 22, 2009. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 63rd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,977th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Long March 2C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan Weixing 6, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 492 × 524 km orbit inclined 97.6°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 18th Long March 2C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 63rd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,977th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 6 · NORAD 34839 · 2009-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-021A
- Epoch
- 2009-04-22 03:57:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.21669393 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0023437
- Inclination
- 97.6469°
- Ascending node
- 180.6283°
- Arg. of perigee
- 312.2537°
- Mean anomaly
- 47.671°
- 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
10 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 debris, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 6 · NORAD 34839 · re-entered June 17, 2025
CZ-2C Y19 Stage 2 · re-entered December 14, 2014
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese Earth observation satellite, likely also used for military reconnaissance
Pad
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
26th launch from Launch Complex 7, 1st this year · 31st 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
227 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yaogan Weixing 6 launch?
Yaogan Weixing 6 launched on April 22, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan Weixing 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan Weixing 6?
Long March 2C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan Weixing 6 launch from?
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan Weixing 6 reach?
Yaogan Weixing 6, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 492 × 524 km orbit inclined 97.6°.
How many satellites did Yaogan Weixing 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).