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Yaogan-28

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

07:06:04

Sunday November 8, 2015

Mission Details

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Yaogan-28

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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.

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

26th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2015

2015

68th

Orbital launch attempt