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General Armaments Dept. of the PLA

General Armaments Dept. of the PLA (Zhongguo Renmin Jiefangjun Zong Zhuangbei Bu) owned 132 payloads in the GCAT catalog.

ChinaBeijingGCAT code ZZB

Payloads owned, by decade

144177
2000s2010s2020s

Payloads by mission type

Signals intelligence65
Communications27
Optical imaging22
Radar imaging10
Earth science2
Technology2
Human spaceflight1

Main programs

YG-4318JB-815YG-35AB10YG-36AB10YG-39AB10JB-95YG-35C5YG-36C5YG-39C5Fenghuo4Shentong4JB-64

Best-known spacecraft

48 shown
SpacecraftLaunchedOwnerCountryMission typeStatus
Tiangong-12011-053ASep 29, 2011PLA GADChinaHuman spaceflightReentered (orbital decay)
Chinasat 222000-003AJan 25, 2000PLA GADChinaCommunicationsIn orbit
Chinasat 20A2010-064ANov 24, 2010PLA GADChinaCommunicationsIn orbit
Chinasat 2C2015-063ANov 3, 2015PLA GADChinaCommunicationsIn orbit
Chinasat 22A2006-038ASep 12, 2006PLA GADChinaCommunicationsIn orbit
Chinasat 1A2011-047ASep 18, 2011PLA GADChinaCommunicationsIn orbit
Yaogan 142012-021AMay 10, 2012PLA GADChinaOptical imagingIn orbit
Chinasat 2A2012-028AMay 26, 2012PLA GADChinaCommunicationsIn orbit
Yaogan 152012-029AMay 29, 2012PLA GADChinaOptical imagingIn orbit
Ziyuan 2-012000-050ASep 1, 2000PLA GADChinaOptical imagingReentered (orbital decay)
Zhongxing 202003-052ANov 14, 2003PLA GADChinaCommunicationsIn orbit
Yaogan 12006-015AApr 26, 2006PLA GADChinaRadar imagingIn orbit
Yaogan 22007-019AMay 25, 2007PLA GADChinaRadar imagingIn orbit
Yaogan 82009-072ADec 15, 2009PLA GADChinaOptical imagingIn orbit
Chinasat 112013-020AMay 1, 2013PLA GADChinaCommunicationsIn orbit
Yaogan 182013-059AOct 29, 2013PLA GADChinaRadar imagingReentered (orbital decay)
Chinasat 1C2015-073ADec 9, 2015PLA GADChinaCommunicationsIn orbit
Ziyuan 2-022002-049AOct 27, 2002PLA GADChinaOptical imagingReentered (orbital decay)
Ziyuan 2-032004-044ANov 6, 2004PLA GADChinaOptical imagingIn orbit
Yaogan 52008-064ADec 15, 2008PLA GADChinaOptical imagingReentered (orbital decay)
Yaogan 72009-069ADec 9, 2009PLA GADChinaOptical imagingIn orbit
Yaogan 9A2010-009AMar 5, 2010PLA GADChinaSignals intelligenceIn orbit
Yaogan 9B2010-009BMar 5, 2010PLA GADChinaSignals intelligenceIn orbit
Yaogan 9C2010-009CMar 5, 2010PLA GADChinaSignals intelligenceIn orbit
Yaogan 102010-038AAug 9, 2010PLA GADChinaRadar imagingIn orbit
Yaogan 122011-066BNov 9, 2011PLA GADChinaOptical imagingIn orbit
Yaogan 132011-072ANov 29, 2011PLA GADChinaRadar imagingReentered (orbital decay)
Yaogan 16A2012-066ANov 25, 2012PLA GADChinaSignals intelligenceIn orbit
Yaogan 16B2012-066BNov 25, 2012PLA GADChinaSignals intelligenceIn orbit
Yaogan 16C2012-066CNov 25, 2012PLA GADChinaSignals intelligenceIn orbit
Yaogan 17A2013-046ASep 1, 2013PLA GADChinaSignals intelligenceIn orbit
Yaogan 17B2013-046BSep 1, 2013PLA GADChinaSignals intelligenceIn orbit
Yaogan 17C2013-046CSep 1, 2013PLA GADChinaSignals intelligenceIn orbit
Yaogan 192013-065ANov 20, 2013PLA GADChinaOptical imagingIn orbit
Yaogan 20A2014-047AAug 9, 2014PLA GADChinaSignals intelligenceIn orbit
Yaogan 20B2014-047BAug 9, 2014PLA GADChinaSignals intelligenceIn orbit
Yaogan 20C2014-047CAug 9, 2014PLA GADChinaSignals intelligenceIn orbit
Yaogan 212014-053ASep 8, 2014PLA GADChinaOptical imagingIn orbit
Yaogan 222014-063AOct 20, 2014PLA GADChinaOptical imagingIn orbit
Yaogan 232014-071ANov 14, 2014PLA GADChinaRadar imagingReentered (orbital decay)
Yaogan 242014-072ANov 20, 2014PLA GADChinaOptical imagingIn orbit
Yaogan 25A2014-080ADec 10, 2014PLA GADChinaSignals intelligenceIn orbit
Yaogan 25B2014-080BDec 10, 2014PLA GADChinaSignals intelligenceIn orbit
Yaogan 25C2014-080CDec 10, 2014PLA GADChinaSignals intelligenceIn orbit
Yaogan 262014-088ADec 27, 2014PLA GADChinaOptical imagingIn orbit
Yaogan 272015-040AAug 27, 2015PLA GADChinaOptical imagingIn orbit
Yaogan 282015-064ANov 8, 2015PLA GADChinaOptical imagingIn orbit
Yaogan 292015-069ANov 26, 2015PLA GADChinaRadar imagingIn orbit

Source: GCAT organizations database, launch list and payload catalog, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).