Long March 6A | Yaogan 50-02
Long March 6A launched the Yaogan 50-02 mission for China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on Mar 15, 2026 (UTC).
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Launch pad
Launch Complex 9A · Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Long March 6A | Yaogan 50-02
Launched Mar 15, 2026 10:22:00 PMSuccess
69 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
270° W
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 142.0°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
The Yaogan 50-02 is a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- YAOGAN-50 02 · NORAD 68196
- CZ-6A R/B · NORAD 68197
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100564
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100565
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100566
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100567
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100568
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100569
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100570
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100571
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100572
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100573
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100574
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100575
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100576
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100577
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100578
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100579
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100580
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100581
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100582
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100583
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100584
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100585
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100586
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100587
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100588
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100589
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100590
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100591
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100592
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100593
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100594
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100595
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100596
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100597
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100598
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100599
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100600
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100601
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100602
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100603
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100604
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100605
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100606
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100803
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100804
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100805
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100806
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100808
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100809
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100810
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100811
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100812
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100813
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100815
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100816
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100817
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100818
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100819
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100820
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 100821
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 101051
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 101053
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 101054
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 101055
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 101056
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 101058
- YAOGAN-50 02 DEB · NORAD 101059
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Sun, Mar 15 · 10:22:00 PM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Rocket
- Long March 6A
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Target orbit
- LEO
- Launch pad
- Launch Complex 9A · Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China