NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Yaogan 18

Launch Time
Tue Oct 29, 2013 02:50 UTC

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

Mission Details

Yaogan 18

The Yaogan 18 (Remote Sensing Satellite-18) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, was launched by CZ-2C (3) rocket. It is likely a radar reconnaissance satellite.

Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

LC-9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2013

61st orbital launch attempt

Long March 2C

37th mission
2nd mission of 2013
36th successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission