Status
Success
Yaogan 1
Launch Time
Wed Apr 26, 2006 22:48 UTC
Wed Apr 26, 2006 22:48 UTC
First flight of Long March 4C.
Rocket
Mission Details
Yaogan 1
The Yaogan 1 (Remote Sensing Satellite-1) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, was launched by a 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.
The satellite was built by the Shanghai SAST group, which also builds the Feng Yun weather satellites.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,700.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
LC-7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
2006
16th orbital launch attempt
Long March 4C
1st mission
1st mission of 2006
1st successful mission