NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Yaogan 26

Launch Time
Sat Dec 27, 2014 03:22 UTC

Rocket

Long March 4B
Image Credit: CASC
CASC
Status: Active
Price: $64.68 million
Liftoff Thrust: 2,993 kN
Payload to LEO: 4,200 kg
Payload to GTO: 1,500 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 46.97 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.8 m
Fairing Height: 11.74 m

Mission Details

Yaogan 26

The Yaogan 26 (Remote Sensing Satellite 14) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, was launched by a CZ-4B rocket from China's Taiyuan space center on 27 December 2014.

Yaogan 26 is likely an optical reconnaissance satellite. It has a similar orbit as the Yaogan 5 series, which has been discontinued after three launches.

Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

LC-9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2014

90th orbital launch attempt

Long March 4B

24th mission
4th mission of 2014
23rd successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission