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About this launch
The Yaogan 1 (Remote Sensing Satellite-1) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, was launched by CZ-4C rocket from China's Taiyuan space center on 26 April 2006. It is China's first space-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system. The…
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Launch window and padTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Site
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Rocket and boosterLong March 4C
- Vehicle
- Long March 4C
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MissionGovernment/Top Secret · SSO
Government/Top Secret · SSO
What it put in orbit13 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSS-1 (YAOGAN-1) 2006-015A | Payload | 603 × 606 km · 97.7° | Globe |
| CZ-4B R/B 2006-015B | Rocket body | re-entered 2023-03-26 | |
| CZ-4B DEB 2006-015C | Debris | 525 × 630 km · 97.9° | Globe |
| CZ-4B DEB 2006-015D | Debris | 558 × 719 km · 97.8° | Globe |
| CZ-4B DEB 2006-015E | Debris | 415 × 454 km · 98.1° | Globe |
| CZ-4B DEB 2006-015F | Debris | 508 × 594 km · 97.7° | Globe |
| YAOGAN-1 DEB 2006-015G | Debris | re-entered 2012-08-04 | |
| YAOGAN-1 DEB 2006-015H | Debris | re-entered 2017-07-10 |
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| YAOGAN-1 DEB 2006-015J | Debris | 489 × 505 km · 97.8° | Globe |
| YAOGAN-1 DEB 2006-015K | Debris | re-entered 2015-03-13 | |
| YAOGAN-1 DEB 2006-015L | Debris | re-entered 2010-03-24 | |
| YAOGAN-1 DEB 2006-015M | Debris | re-entered 2010-04-07 | |
| YAOGAN-1 DEB 2006-015N | Debris | re-entered 2010-12-20 |
COSPAR ID 2006-015. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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