Yaogan-32-01

Launched the first pair of Yaogan-32 satellites from Jiuquan, officially described as remote-sensing spacecraft for agricultural and disaster surveys but widely assessed as a Chinese military reconnaissance/signals-intelligence duo.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

1.2 T (est.)

Flight

1st

of 10 Long March 2C/YZ-1S flights

Date and time

9 October 2018, 02:43 UTC

Rocket

Long March 2C/YZ-1S

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Government/Top Secret

International designator

2018-077

Launches in 2018

77th of 114

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