Yaogan Weixing 5

Long March 4B launched Yaogan Weixing-5, China's first second-generation electro-optical reconnaissance satellite, offering roughly 0.6-meter narrow-angle imaging resolution from a sun-synchronous orbit.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

2.7 T

Flight

12th

of 58 Long March 4B flights

Date and time

15 December 2008, 03:22 UTC

Rocket

Long March 4B

Builder

CASC

Launch site

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

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2008-064

Launches in 2008

66th of 69

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