Yaogan 53-07 to 09/56-19 to 21 launch time, date and countdown
Success Oct 23, 2026, 2:25 PM CDT
Recorded launch time: (Fri, Oct 23, 2026, 19:25 UTC)
Launch details
- US Central
- UTC
- Fri, Oct 23, 2026, 19:25 UTC
- Your local time
- Launch window
- 2:17 PM CDT – 2:39 PM CDT
19:17 UTC – 19:39 UTC - Status
- Success Launch Successful
- Provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (Government)
- Rocket
- Long March 4B
- Mission
- Yaogan 53-07 to 09/56-19 to 21
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Pad
- Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
- Location
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Country code
- CHN
Times can change. Central time is America/Chicago (CST/CDT). Source: Launch Library 2.
About this launch
Yaogan 53-07 to 09/56-19 to 21 is a launch of the Long March 4B rocket operated by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. The recorded launch time was Fri, Oct 23, 2026, 2:25 PM CDT (Fri, Oct 23, 2026, 19:25 UTC). The launch window runs 2:17 PM CDT – 2:39 PM CDT (19:17 UTC – 19:39 UTC). The launch site is Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. The target orbit is Low Earth Orbit. Mission type: Government/Top Secret. Launch Library 2 lists the current status as “Launch Successful”.
Mission description
6 Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.
How to watch
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What to expect from Yaogan 53-07 to 09/56-19 to 21
This mission, Yaogan 53-07 to 09/56-19 to 21, launched on a Long March 4B operated by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, lifting off from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
Launch Library 2 files this under Government/Top Secret, so payload details are often limited and public information can stay thin until after liftoff.
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit. Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is the region up to roughly 2,000 km above Earth, where crewed spacecraft and many satellites operate.
Rocket and provider in our data
T-ZERO currently lists 1 launch of the Long March 4B: 1 completed (successful); 0 upcoming. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has 15 launches across 9 rockets in our data, about 11% of the 140 launches we list. These counts only cover launches from about the last two months and everything on the schedule, not the full history of the rocket or provider.
Timing
This launch is complete. The page keeps the recorded time, Fri, Oct 23, 2026, 19:25 UTC. Its listed status is “Launch Successful”.
Recorded launch time in other time zones
| UTC | Fri, Oct 23, 7:25 PM UTC |
|---|---|
| US Eastern | Fri, Oct 23, 3:25 PM EDT |
| US Central | Fri, Oct 23, 2:25 PM CDT |
| US Pacific | Fri, Oct 23, 12:25 PM PDT |
| United Kingdom | Fri, Oct 23, 8:25 PM BST |
| India | Sat, Oct 24, 12:55 AM IST |
| Japan | Sat, Oct 24, 4:25 AM JST |
| Local time at Jiuquan, Inner Mongolia | Sat, Oct 24, 3:25 AM CST |
The countdown at the top of the page converts the time to your own time zone once it loads. Near midnight the calendar date can differ from zone to zone.
Watching
Jiuquan, Inner Mongolia allows only limited public viewing (registration, tickets or a few specific spots). Access rules, safety notes and spots are in our Jiuquan, Inner Mongolia viewing guide. No official webcast link is listed yet; providers usually publish one shortly before liftoff, so check back or look at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation’s own channels.
Where to watch this launch in person
Public viewing: Limited Jiuquan, Inner Mongolia. Jiuquan has no open viewing area.
Nearest viewing spots we have checked:
Access rules, all viewing spots, closure links and tips for Jiuquan, Inner Mongolia
Frequently asked questions about Yaogan 53-07 to 09/56-19 to 21
What was the launch time of Yaogan 53-07 to 09/56-19 to 21?
The recorded launch time was Fri, Oct 23, 2026, 2:25 PM CDT (Fri, Oct 23, 2026, 19:25 UTC).
Where did Yaogan 53-07 to 09/56-19 to 21 launch from?
Launch Library 2 lists Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. That is part of Jiuquan, Inner Mongolia; T-ZERO has a viewing guide for it at /where-to-watch/jiuquan/.
Which rocket launched Yaogan 53-07 to 09/56-19 to 21?
Long March 4B from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
Where can I find coverage of Yaogan 53-07 to 09/56-19 to 21?
No official webcast link is listed yet; providers usually post one shortly before launch. When a YouTube link is listed, this page can embed the official player; otherwise use the external webcast links. T-ZERO does not host the video file itself.
Which orbit was Yaogan 53-07 to 09/56-19 to 21 headed to?
Launch Library 2 lists the target orbit as Low Earth Orbit.
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