Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 15, 2009, 02:31
- Launch designation
- 2009-072
- Mission
- yaogan weixing bahao
- Flight name
- Yaogan 8
- Vehicle flight ID
- Y4
- Year
- Launches in 2009
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 180 km
- Initial apogee
- 1,205 km
- Inclination
- 100.5°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.1 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaogan Weixing 8 | 2009-072ANORAD 36121 | General Armaments Dept. of the PLA | Optical imaging | 1,040 kg | In orbit |
| Hope-OSCAR-68 | 2009-072BNORAD 36122 | AMSAT-China (CAMSAT) | Communications | 50 kg | In orbit |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.