Yaogan 50-01

Launched the Yaogan-50 (01) remote sensing satellite from Taiyuan into an unusual retrograde orbit, flying westward to enable rapid passes over imaging targets; the satellite supports land surveys, crop yield estimation and disaster monitoring.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

2 T (est.)

Flight

20th

of 27 Long March 6A flights

Date and time

13 January 2026, 14:16 UTC

Rocket

Long March 6A

Builder

CASC

Launch site

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

Payload

Government/Top Secret

International designator

2026-006

Launches in 2026

7th of 243

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