Tag: Yaogan Weixing
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Chang Zheng 2D launches from Xichang with Yaogan-35 satellites
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) launched a trio of Yaogan 35 military reconnaissance satellites to orbit on the morning of Friday, July 29, as a Chang Zheng 2D rocket flew out of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. Liftoff took place at 13:28 UTC. Yaogan Weixing – translating to “remote sensing satellite” and…
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China launches Yaogan 34-02 and tests third stage capabilities
China has launched the Yaogan 34-02 satellite on a Chang Zheng 4C rocket today at 07:09 UTC. The military remote sensing satellite launch was confirmed to be successful and went to a 1,097 km low Earth orbit (LEO) with 63.4° inclination. The launch was conducted from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) and used Launch…