Long March 4B | Yaogan 43 Group 02

Long March 4B | Yaogan 43 Group 02

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.

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Yaogan 43 Group 02

The Yaogan 43 Group 02 is a group of Chinese military “remote sensing” satellites of unknown purposes.

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Long March 4B


Height 44.10 Meters

Max Stages 3

Mass To GTO 1500 kg

Liftoff Thrust 2961 kN

Diameter 3.35 Meters

Mass To LEO 4200 kg

Liftoff Mass 249 Tonnes


Launch Success 51

Consecutive Success 32

Maiden Flight 1999-05-10

Launch Failures 1


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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-09-03T02:05:27+0000

Launch success.

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Cosmic_Penguin

2024-08-31T09:53:37+0000

Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload identities highly uncertain.

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