Yaogan · Payload
YAOGAN-42 02
OperationalPayloadLEO
YAOGAN-42 02 is a China payload satellite, part of the Yaogan constellation, launched on April 20, 2024 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- April 20, 2024 at 11:45 PM UTC
- Launch site
- XICLF
- Launched by
- Long March 2D →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Mission
- Yaogan 42-02
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 499 km
- Periapsis
- 493 km
- Inclination
- 35°
- Orbital period
- 94.54 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- China
- Manufacturer
- CAST
- Users
- Government/Military
- Launch mass
- 1,500 kg
- Design lifetime
- 8 years
- Detailed purpose
- Reconnaissance
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2024-075A
- NORAD catalog №
- 59557
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
China- Constellation
- Yaogan
- Status
- Operational
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