Yaogan 50-01

Success CASC, Long March 6A

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Mission

Government/Top Secret · LEO

The Yaogan 50-01 is a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbit
YAOGAN-50 01 2026-006A Payload 952 × 953 km · 142.0° Globe
CZ-6A R/B 2026-006B Rocket body 542 × 827 km · 142.1° Globe

COSPAR ID 2026-006 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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