Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Yaogan 29
The Chinese Yaogan 29 (Remote Sensing Satellite-29) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, is likely the first of a successor series to the Yaogan-1 (JB-5) class space-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system.
The satellite uses the same orbit as the Yaogan-1 class, but has, according to published illustrations, a different design.
Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
LC-9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
2015
73rd orbital launch attempt
Long March 4C
18th mission
2nd mission of 2015
18th successful mission