Yaogan 42-02

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

23:45:00

Saturday April 20, 2024

Mission Details

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The Yaogan 42-02 is a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

Active

Active Since 1992

Agency

Price

$29.75 million

Rocket

Height: 40.77m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 3,500 kg

GTO: 1,200 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,962 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.35m

Height: 7.82m

Stages

2

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

16 days 15 hours

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

16 days 15 hours

89th

Mission

4th

Mission of 2024

76th

Orbital launch attempt