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SuccessChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Yaogan 40 Group 04

Long March 6A. Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.

Launch Successful

Recovery: None Reported

Your Time: 08:46 UTC
UTC: 08:46 UTC
At the Pad: 08:46 UTC

Yaogan 40 Group 04
CCTV

Yaogan 40 Group 04, photo by CCTV — Yaogan 40 Group 04
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Mission

Government/Top Secret, Polar Orbit

3 Chinese reconnaissance satellites of unknown purposes, officially reported as for "Electromagnetic environment probing".

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Launch success.
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.

Schedule

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Launch Record

617th

CASC Launch

47th

CASC Launch of 2026

230th

Orbital Launch Attempt of 2026, Worldwide

30d 5h

Since the Pad's Previous Launch

Vehicle

Long March 6A

Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Reusable: No

Launch Site

Launch Complex 9A

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Coordinates: 38.858, 111.580
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