Yaogan 26

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

03:22:00

Saturday December 27, 2014

Mission Details

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Yaogan 26

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The Yaogan 26 (Remote Sensing Satellite 14) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, was launched by a CZ-4B rocket from China's Taiyuan space center on 27 December 2014. Yaogan 26 is likely an optical reconnaissance satellite. It has a similar orbit as the Yaogan 5 series, which has been discontinued after three launches.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

Rocket

Active
Long March 4B

Active Since 1999

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

Price

$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

LC-9

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

16 days 20 hours

Stats

Long March 4B


24th

Mission

4th

Mission of 2014

2014


90th

Orbital launch attempt