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Yaogan 21 & Tiantuo-2
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
03:22:00
Monday September 8, 2014
Mission Details
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Yaogan 21
The Yaogan 21 (Remote Sensing Satellite 21) satellite series consists of optical government remote sensing satellites, likely used as military reconnaissance satellites. They appear to be the successors of the ZY-2 (JB-3) series.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
Tiantuo-2
The TT 2 (Tiantuo 2) is an experimental earth observation microsatellite built by the National University of Defense Technology (NUDT).
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
67 kilograms
Rocket
Agency
CASCPrice
$64.68 million
Rocket
Height: 46.97m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 4,200 kg
GTO: 1,500 kg
Liftoff Thrust
2,993 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3.8m
Height: 11.74m
Stages
3
Launch Site
Stats
Long March 4B
22nd
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2014
2014
54th
Orbital launch attempt