Yaogan-26

Launched China's Yaogan-26 remote-sensing satellite from Taiyuan, officially described as being for scientific experiments, land survey and disaster monitoring, though Western analysts assess Yaogan satellites as primarily military reconnaissance.

Outcome

Success

Payload to orbit

3 T (est.)

Flight

24th

of 58 Long March 4B flights

Date and time

27 December 2014, 03:22 UTC

Rocket

Long March 4B

Builder

CASC

Launch site

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

Payload

Unknown

International designator

2014-088

Launches in 2014

90th of 92

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