Yaogan 47

Launched the classified Yaogan-47 remote sensing satellite from Jiuquan, officially designated for land surveys, crop yield estimation and disaster prevention, amid a four-launches-in-four-days surge in Chinese launch cadence.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

4 T (est.)

Flight

54th

of 58 Long March 4B flights

Date and time

9 December 2025, 03:41 UTC

Rocket

Long March 4B

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

2025-289

Launches in 2025

301st of 329

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