Long March 2C

Status

Success

Yaogan 6

Launch Time
Wed Apr 22, 2009 02:55 UTC

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Rocket

Long March 2C

Image Credit: CASC

CASC

Status: Active

Price: $30.8 million

Liftoff Thrust: 2,962 kN

Payload to LEO: 2,850 kg

Payload to GTO: 1,000 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 42.0 m

Fairing Diameter: 3.35 m

Fairing Height: 8.37 m

Details

Mission Details

Yaogan 6

The Yaogan 6 (Remote Sensing Satellite-6) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, was launched by CZ-2C (3) rocket from China's Taiyuan space center on 22. April 2009. It is likely a radar reconnaissance satellite.

Payloads: 1

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Location

LC-7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

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Stats

2009

23rd orbital launch attempt

28th mission

1st mission of 2009

28th successful mission