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Yaogan 40 Group 03
Long March 6AChina Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Complex 9A
Saturday, September 6, 2025 · 04:34 PM UTC
Mission brief
The mission
3 Chinese reconnaissance satellites of unknown purposes, officially reported as for "Electromagnetic environment probing".
PayloadYaogan 40 Group 03
OrbitPO
CustomerChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Stages2
PadLaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Flight plan
Mission timeline
14 / 14100%
The range
Where it leaves Earth
Launch site
Ground vector
Site locked
Launch Complex 9A
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Global range
- Latitude
- 38.858°N
- Longitude
- 111.580°E
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Range weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
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TrackingNo active constraints
Weather rules
Clear — tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
04:26 PM UTC – 04:52 PM UTC
Hardware
Vehicle & provider
Reliability
Schedule history
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.