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yaogan weixing shisi hao

Chang Zheng 4B launch from Taiyuan (China) on May 10, 2012, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 10, 2012 · 07:06 UTCLaunch 2012-021Launch no. 5,210 in the log
SpaceportTaiyuanpad LC9
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySASTChina

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 10, 2012, 07:06
Launch designation
2012-021
Mission
yaogan weixing shisi hao
Flight name
Yaogan 14
Vehicle flight ID
Y12

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
470 km
Initial apogee
474 km
Inclination
97.2°
Payload mass to orbit
3.0 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Yaogan Weixing 142012-021ANORAD 38257General Armaments Dept. of the PLAOptical imaging3,000 kgIn orbit
Tiantuo 12012-021BNORAD 38258National University of Defense TechnologyTechnology9 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 3, 2014

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.