Success March 23, 2020 • 11:43 PM UTC

Long March 2C | Yaogan-30-06

Long March 2C • Long March

Launch ID
06b51402-8cda-480c-9479-b103bcbf7c92
Rocket
Long March 2C
Type
Long March
Coordinates
28.247°, 102.029°
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ℹ️ Official Details

The Yaogan 30-01-01 to 30-01-03 (Remote Sensing Satellite-30-01-01 to 30-01-03) satellites, were launched by CZ-2C rocket from China's Xichang space center on 29 September 2017. The purpose is not confirmed, although the news reports hint towards a SIGINT mission, especially to detect ships by their radio emissions. They are also known as CX 5 by the manufacturer.

The satellites are spaced by 120° in their orbit.