Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Yaogan-16 1, 2 & 3
The Chinese Yaogan 9 (Remote Sensing Satellite-9) series consists of remote sensing satellites triplets launched by a CZ-4C rocket from China's Jiuquan space center.
These satellites are likely military ocean surveillance satellites similar to the US Parcae (NOSS) series.
The first triplet was launched on 5 March 2010. A second triplet, called Yaogan 16, was launched on 25 November 2011 and a third one, Yaogan 17 followed on 1 September 2013. The fourth triplet launched on 9 August 2014, Yaogan 20, was likely a replacement for Yaogan 9.
Payloads: 3
Total Mass: 2,250.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 9401 (SLS-2), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
2012
69th orbital launch attempt
Long March 4C
9th mission
2nd mission of 2012
9th successful mission