NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Yaogan-31 01 & Weina 1B

Launch Time
Tue Apr 10, 2018 04:25 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-31 01

The Yaogan-31 satellites are Chinese military satellites, launched in triplets, similar to the American NOSS system. They are equipped with two solar panels each. This constellation is used for ELINT (Electronic Intelligence). The Yaogan-31 satellites are also followed on their orbit by the Yaogan-34 observation satellites, used to confirm or complete the observation made by the Yaogan-31 triplet.

Payloads: 3
Total Mass: 2,250.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Weina 1B

Weina 1 is a series of Chinese nanosatellites of unknown purpose and configuration. Reportedly it belongs to the Shanghai Micro Satellite Engineering Center.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 8.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

Site 9401 (SLS-2), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2018

34th orbital launch attempt

Long March 4C

23rd mission
2nd mission of 2018
22nd successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission