Yaogan-30 06

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

03:43:00

Tuesday March 24, 2020

Mission Details

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Launch Notes

Payload identity not confirmed.

Yaogan-30 06

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Yaogan refers to a series of Chinese reconnaissance satellites launched in the early 21st century. Chinese media describe the satellites as intended for "scientific experiments, land survey, crop yield assessment, and disaster monitoring". Western analysts suspect that they are also used for military purposes. Analysts believe that each satellite employs either optical or synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors and that the SAR satellites are of the Jian Bing-5 series.

Low Earth Orbit

3 Payloads

Rocket

Active
Long March 2C

Active Since 1982

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

Price

$30.80 million

Rocket

Height: 42m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 2,850 kg

GTO: 1,000 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,962 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.35m

Height: 8.37m

Stages

2

Launch Site

LC-3

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

16 days 15 hours

Stats

Long March 2C


52nd

Mission

1st

Mission of 2020

2020


23rd

Orbital launch attempt