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YG-21/TT-1 No. 2

Chang Zheng 4B launch from Taiyuan (China) on September 8, 2014, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 8, 2014 · 03:22 UTCLaunch 2014-053Launch no. 5,401 in the log
SpaceportTaiyuanpad LC9
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySASTChina

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 8, 2014, 03:22
Launch designation
2014-053
Mission
YG-21/TT-1 No. 2
Flight name
Yaogan 21
Vehicle flight ID
Y28

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
502 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.1 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Yaogan Weixing 212014-053ANORAD 40143General Armaments Dept. of the PLAOptical imaging3,000 kgIn orbit
Tiantuo 22014-053BNORAD 40144National University of Defense TechnologyTechnology67 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 1, 2025

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