NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Yaogan 27

Launch Time
Thu Aug 27, 2015 02:31 UTC

Rocket

Long March 4C
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 27

The Yaogan 27 (Remote Sensing Satellite-27) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, was launched by a CZ-4C rocket from China's Taiyuan space center. It is the first of a new generation of optical reconnaissance satellites.

YG-27 was built by the Aerospace Shanghai Technical Institute of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. The optical payload on YG-27 was developed by the Changchun Light Technology Institute.

Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

LC-9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2015

43rd orbital launch attempt

Long March 4C

17th mission
1st mission of 2015
17th successful mission