Yaogan 42-01

Launched the classified Yaogan 42-01 military remote-sensing satellite for China from Xichang on a Long March 2D; as with other Yaogan spacecraft, its precise mission was not publicly disclosed.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

1.5 T (est.)

Flight

83rd

of 101 Long March 2D flights

Date and time

2 April 2024, 22:56 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

2024-063

Launches in 2024

65th of 263

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