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Yaogan 53-01 to 03/56-01 to 03

Launch Successful CASC, Long March 4B

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Mission: Yaogan 53-01 to 03/56-01 to 03

Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit

6 Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbit
OBJECT A 2026-205A Payload 515 × 522 km · 45.0° Globe
OBJECT B 2026-205B Payload 519 × 522 km · 45.0° Globe
OBJECT C 2026-205C Payload 515 × 522 km · 45.0° Globe
OBJECT D 2026-205D Payload 515 × 522 km · 45.0° Globe
OBJECT E 2026-205E Payload 514 × 519 km · 45.0° Globe
OBJECT F 2026-205F Payload 514 × 521 km · 45.0° Globe
CZ-4B R/B 2026-205G Rocket body 296 × 499 km · 45.1° Globe

COSPAR ID 2026-205. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

Updates

  • Launch success. source
  • Delayed to September 10 per new NOTAMs. source
  • Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities extremely uncertain. source

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