Yaogan (satellites)

2022: Launching a group of remote sensing satellites into orbit

In June 2022, three Yaogan-35 remote sensing satellites were introduced into solar-synchronous orbit. They were developed by the China Academy of Space Technology, part of the Chinese Aerospace Scientific and Technical Corporation (CASC).

The Raketa carrier with three satellites on board launched from the Sichan cosmodrome on June 23, 2022 at 10:22 local time (5:22 Moscow time). The satellites entered a given orbit, the launch was recognized as successful.

China launched a group of remote sensing satellites into orbit

According to CASC, the withdrawn devices will be used for scientific testing, remote sensing of the earth and exploration of resources.

The Changzheng-2D two-stage launch vehicle was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Space Technology (SAST) to launch satellites into low Earth orbit. According to the developers, it is also capable of launching up to 1300 kg of payload into a solar-synchronous orbit with an altitude of about 645 km. The launch was the 424th in a row for carriers of the Changzheng series.

The Yaogan series satellites are designed to explore the earth's surface, assess yields and are used in disaster management. A number of foreign analysts cited by TASS believe that several spacecraft of this series can be military and used for optical-electronic reconnaissance.

In March 2022, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation launched 22 Earth remote sensing satellites into outer space, four of which are named after Hainan. The launch was carried out from the site of the Wenchang cosmodrome, which is located on the northeast coast of Hainan Island. Hainan-1-01 and Hainan-1-02 satellites, as well as Wenchang-1-01 and Wenchang-1-02 vehicles, were named after the southern province of China and the cosmodrome from which they were launched. To deliver the vehicles into space, the Changzheng-8 launch vehicle (CZ-8) was used^[1]

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