Yaogan-33

Long March 4C failed to reach orbit carrying Yaogan-33, a classified Chinese military reconnaissance satellite, after an abnormal third-stage operation caused the rocket and payload to fall back to Earth.

Outcome

Failure

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

Did not reach orbit

Flight

26th

of 60 Long March 4C flights

Date and time

22 May 2019, 22:49 UTC

Rocket

Long March 4C

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Government/Top Secret

Launches in 2019

32nd of 102