Yaogan 42-02

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

23:45:00

Saturday April 20, 2024

Mission Details

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Yaogan 42-02

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

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

Rocket

Active
Long March 2D

Active Since 1992

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

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

Launch Site

LC-3

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

16 days 15 hours

Stats

Long March 2D


89th

Mission

4th

Mission of 2024

2024


76th

Orbital launch attempt