NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Yaogan 10

Launch Time
Mon Aug 09, 2010 22:49 UTC

Rocket

Long March 4C
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 10

The Yaogan 10 (Remote Sensing Satellite-10) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, was launched by a CZ-4C rocket. 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.

According to Chinese media reports, the satellite weighs 2700 kg.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,700.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

LC-9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2010

40th orbital launch attempt

Long March 4C

6th mission
2nd mission of 2010
6th successful mission