Yaogan 45

Launched the Yaogan-45 remote sensing satellite from Wenchang, officially for scientific experiments and land surveys but widely assessed as a military reconnaissance mission. It was the first Long March 7A flight to a medium Earth orbit rather than geosynchronous transfer orbit.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

MEO

Medium Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

5 T (est.)

Flight

11th

of 18 Long March 7A flights

Date and time

9 September 2025, 02:00 UTC

Rocket

Long March 7A

Builder

CASC

Launch site

201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Payload

Government/Top Secret

International designator

2025-202

Launches in 2025

211th of 329

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