Yaogan 40 Group 02

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

13:27:00

Sunday May 11, 2025

Mission Details

Track Payloads

Yaogan 40 Group 02

3 Chinese reconnaissance satellites of unknown purposes, officially reported as for "Electromagnetic environment probing".

Polar Orbit

3 Payloads

Rocket

Active
Long March 6A

Active Since 2022

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

Rocket

Height: 50m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 5,000 kg

Liftoff Thrust

7,230 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 4.2m

Height: 5.7m

Stages

2

Strap-ons

4

Launch Site

General Trajectory

SE

SW

Launching

South

LC-9A

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

20 days 2 hours

Stats

Long March 6


27th

Mission

4th

Mission of 2025

2025


98th

Orbital launch attempt