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Long March 4B: Yaogan 43 Group 02
The Yaogan 43 Group 02 is a group of Chinese military “remote sensing” satellites of unknown purposes.
Tuesday, 3 September 202401:22 UTC

Mission Data

🇨🇳China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationEst. 1999
Launch VehicleLong March 4B
Vehicle FamilyLong March
Vehicle Record58 of 59 launches (98.3%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record606 successes / 16 failures (97%)
Success Streak13 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Location🇨🇳 Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China CHN
Orbital Launches This Year#160
Agency Launches This Year#28
Launches From This Pad109
Launches From This Site243
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Long March 4B
The Long March 4B (Chinese: 长征四号乙火箭), also known as the Chang Zheng 4B, CZ-4B and LM-4B is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. Launched from Launch Complex 1 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, it is a 3-stage rocket, used mostly to place satellites into low Earth and sun synchronous orbits.
Launch Site
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) · 28.2471°N 102.0290°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.