Yaogan 42-02

Long March 2D launch of the Yaogan-42 02 satellite from Xichang, a classified Chinese military remote-sensing/reconnaissance spacecraft whose exact purpose was not publicly disclosed.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

1.5 T (est.)

Flight

85th

of 101 Long March 2D flights

Date and time

20 April 2024, 23:45 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

2024-075

Launches in 2024

77th of 263

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