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Yaogan 40 Group 04 launch time, date and countdown

Success Sep 24, 2026, 3:46 AM CDT

Launch complete

Recorded launch time: (Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 08:46 UTC)

Launch details

US Central
UTC
Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 08:46 UTC
Launch window
3:38 AM CDT – 4:04 AM CDT
08:38 UTC – 09:04 UTC
Status
Success Launch Successful
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (Government)
Rocket
Long March 6A
Mission
Yaogan 40 Group 04
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Polar Orbit
Pad
Launch Complex 9A
Location
Taiyuan 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 40 Group 04 is a launch of the Long March 6A rocket operated by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. The recorded launch time was Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:46 AM CDT (Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 08:46 UTC). The launch window runs from 3:38 AM CDT to 4:04 AM CDT (08:38 UTC to 09:04 UTC). The launch site is Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. The target orbit is Polar Orbit. Mission type: Government/Top Secret. Launch Library 2 lists the current status as “Launch Successful”.

Mission description

3 Chinese reconnaissance satellites of unknown purposes, officially reported as for "Electromagnetic environment probing".

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