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2023 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Yaogan 40

successLong March 6A | Yaogan 40

3 Chinese reconnaissance satellites of unknown purposes, officially reported as for "Electromagnetic environment probing" purposes.

Overview

Date / time: September 10, 2023 at 04:30 AM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Launch Complex 9A
Mission: Yaogan 40
Mission type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved: Polar Orbit

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Launch provider

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Payloads deployed · 3