Name: Yaogan 40 Group 04 launch
Start: 2026-09-24T08:46:00+00:00
End: 2026-09-24T09:04:00+00:00
Location: Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission brief

The mission

3 Chinese reconnaissance satellites of unknown purposes, officially reported as for "Electromagnetic environment probing".

PayloadYaogan 40 Group 04

OrbitPolar Orbit

CustomerChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Stages2

PadLaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Flight plan

Mission timeline

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The range

Where it leaves Earth

Launch site

Ground vector

Site locked

Launch Complex 9A

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Global range

Latitude: 38.858°N
Longitude: 111.580°E

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Range weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear

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TrackingNo active constraints

Weather rules

Clear — tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern: No weather issues
Rule count: 0
Temperature: Not reported
Surface wind: Not reported

Window

08:38 AM UTC – 09:04 AM UTC

Hardware

Vehicle & provider

Vehicle

Long March 6A

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The Long March 6A is a Chinese launch vehicle of the Long March family, which was developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and the Shanghai Academy of...

Height50 m

LEO PayloadN/A

Launches625

Successes601

Provider

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

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CHN • Founded 1999

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufactu...

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