Yaogan Weixing 6

Long March 2C launched the Yaogan Weixing-6 Earth observation satellite from Taiyuan into sun-synchronous orbit. Built by SAST as a second-generation synthetic-aperture radar spacecraft, it is widely assessed as a dual-use reconnaissance platform.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

2 T (est.)

Flight

18th

of 67 Long March 2C flights

Date and time

22 April 2009, 02:55 UTC

Rocket

Long March 2C

Builder

CASC

Launch site

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

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2009-021

Launches in 2009

23rd of 78

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