Yaogan 36

Launched from Xichang, this Long March 2D placed three Yaogan-36 reconnaissance satellites into low Earth orbit; officially described for land surveying and disaster monitoring, the constellation is believed to also serve Chinese military reconnaissance.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

1.3 T (est.)

Flight

65th

of 101 Long March 2D flights

Date and time

26 September 2022, 13:38 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

2022-120

Launches in 2022

124th of 186

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