LaunchesYaogan Weixing 1
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Yaogan Weixing 1
Long March 4C · Government/Top Secret
2006Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Mission
The Yaogan 1 (Remote Sensing Satellite-1) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, was launched by CZ-4C rocket from China's Taiyuan space center on 26 April 2006. It is China's first space-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system. The military designation of the satellite is Jian Bing-5 (JB-5). The whole development project was funded by the PLA.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- CASC
- Rocket
- Long March 4C
- Orbit
- SSO
- Pad
- Launch Complex 7
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2