NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Yaogan-28

Launch Time
Sun Nov 08, 2015 07:06 UTC

Rocket

Long March 4B
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-28

The Yaogan 28 (Remote Sensing Satellite 28) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, was launched by a CZ-4B rocket. It is an optical reconnaissance satellite.

Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

LC-9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2015

68th orbital launch attempt

Long March 4B

26th mission
2nd mission of 2015
25th successful mission
6th consecutive successful mission