Yaogan 35 Group 03

Long March 2D launched three Yaogan-35 Group 03 satellites from Xichang into low Earth orbit. Officially described for electromagnetic environment detection and disaster monitoring, the Yaogan series is widely assessed by Western analysts as military reconnaissance.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

1.3 T (est.)

Flight

60th

of 101 Long March 2D flights

Date and time

29 July 2022, 13:28 UTC

Rocket

Long March 2D

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Government/Top Secret

International designator

2022-088

Launches in 2022

91st of 186

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