Launch success.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation / MISSION BRIEFING
Yaogan 40 Group 04
Long March 6A · Government/Top Secret
Success
LAUNCH TIMEMISSION COMPLETETiming is subject to mission updates
Mission image · CCTV
Mission overview
3 Chinese reconnaissance satellites of unknown purposes, officially reported as for "Electromagnetic environment probing".
- Mission
- Yaogan 40 Group 04
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Target orbit
- Polar Orbit
Timeline
Scheduled event sequence from Launch Library 2. These are planned milestones, not confirmed telemetry. Events remain unconfirmed until a verified source reports them.
A verified event timeline has not been published for this mission.
Mission intelligence
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Read source update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Schedule history
No changes recorded
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Rocket
Long March 6AChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · ChinaThe Long March 6A is a Chinese launch vehicle of the Long March family, which was developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST). The vehicle is a further development of the Long March 6, with 2 YF-100 engines on the first stage as opposed to 1 on the Long March 6, augmented by 4 solid rocket boosters. The Long March 6A is China's first rocket with solid rocket boosters. The maiden launch of the Long March 6A took place 29 March 2022, successfully reaching orbit. It was also the first launch from the newly built launch complex 9A in Taiyuan.
Payload
Yaogan 40 Group 04
Payload details are described in the mission overview. No independently structured payload manifest or payload mass has been provided by the source.
Target orbit
SCHEMATIC · NOT A FLIGHT TRAJECTORY
- Orbit
- Polar Orbit
- Classification
- PO
Launch site
Launch Complex 9A
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Latitude
- 38.85830°
- Longitude
- 111.58020°
- Country
- China
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
Live & mission coverage
No verified official livestream has been announced. Check mission sources for coverage updates.
Sources
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Launch Library 2high · P80
ll.thespacedevs.com · Updated Sep 24, 2026 22:43 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
m.weibo.cn · Updated Sep 24, 2026 22:43 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
forum.nasaspaceflight.com · Updated Sep 24, 2026 22:43 UTCMission photographs are provided by the original sources. Their rights remain with their creators; consult the source before reusing an image.