Photo: Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences · CC BY 4.0
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6 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 Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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- Pad
- Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
- Site
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Rocket and boosterLong March 4B
- Vehicle
- Long March 4B
- Reusable
- no
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MissionGovernment/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit
Updates3 · latest: Launch success.
In the news1 article · latest from NASASpaceflight
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By the numbers7,422nd orbital launch ever · CASC's 50th this year
- Orbital launch
- 7,422nd ever · 249th of 2026
- CASC
- 620th launch · 50th this year
- Pad
- 139th from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) · 7th this year
- Pad turnaround
- 43 days 10 h after its previous launch
- COSPAR ID
- 2026-241
What it put in orbit7 catalogued objects, 6 of them satellites
Passes over you For a few days after launch the 6 satellites fly one behind another, a “train” you can see as a line of moving stars. When will it cross your sky?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBJECT A 2026-241A | Payload | 514 × 523 km · 45.0° | Globe |
| OBJECT B 2026-241B | Payload | 514 × 523 km · 45.0° | Globe |
| OBJECT C 2026-241C | Payload | 513 × 524 km · 45.0° | Globe |
| OBJECT D 2026-241D | Payload | 513 × 524 km · 45.0° | Globe |
| OBJECT E 2026-241E | Payload | 513 × 523 km · 45.0° | Globe |
| CZ-4B R/B 2026-241F | Rocket body | 303 × 518 km · 45.1° | Globe |
| OBJECT G 2026-241G | Payload | 512 × 523 km · 45.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2026-241. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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