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About this launch
The Yaogan 50-03 is a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.
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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padLaunch Complex 9A · Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Window
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- Pad
- Launch Complex 9A
- Site
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Map
- Open in Google Maps
The pad: its launches and turnaround records → Everything launching from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center →
Rocket and boosterLong March 6A
- Vehicle
- Long March 6A
- Reusable
- no
Long March 6A: specs, record and next flights → CASC: all its launches →
MissionGovernment/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit
Updates2 · latest: Launch success.
In the news1 article · latest from NASASpaceflight
Headlines via the Spaceflight News API.
By the numbers7,421st orbital launch ever · CASC's 49th this year
- Orbital launch
- 7,421st ever · 248th of 2026
- CASC
- 619th launch · 49th this year
- Pad
- 30th from Launch Complex 9A · 10th this year
- Pad turnaround
- 29 days 1 h after its previous launch
- COSPAR ID
- 2026-240
What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| YAOGAN-50 03 2026-240A | Payload | 752 × 954 km · 141.9° | Globe |
| CZ-6A R/B 2026-240B | Rocket body | 529 × 824 km · 142.1° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2026-240. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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