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Yaogan 29
The Chinese Yaogan 29 (Remote Sensing Satellite-29) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, is likely the first of a successor series to the Yaogan-1 (JB-5) class space-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system.
The satellite uses the same orbit as the Yaogan-1 class, but has, according to published illustrations, a different design.
Yaogan 29, was launched in November 2015 on a CZ-4C rocket into a 615 km × 619 km, 97.8° orbit.
A second satellite of this type, Yaogan 33-01, failed to reach orbit on 22 May 2019.
Likely the third satellite of this type, Yaogan 33-01R, reached orbit on 28 December 2020. It is believed to be a replacement for the lost satellite, although a different launch site was used and a higher orbit was obtained.
| Nation: | China |
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| Type / Application: | Earth observation (radar) |
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| Contractors: | SAST |
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| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
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| Orbit: | 615 km × 619 km, 97.8° (#29); 682 km × 686 km, 98.3° (#33R) |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Yaogan 29 (YG 29, JB-x 1) | 2015-069A | 26.11.2015 | TY LC-9 | CZ-4C | ||
| Yaogan 33-01 (YG 33-01, JB-x 2) | 2019-F04 | 22.05.2019 | TY LC-9 | F | CZ-4C | |
| Yaogan 33-01R (YG 33-01R, JB-x 3) | 2020-103A | 27.12.2020 | Jq LC-43/94 | CZ-4C | with Weina 2 | |
| Yaogan 33-02 (YG 33-02, JB-x 4) | 2022-106A | 02.09.2022 | Jq LC-43/94 | CZ-4C | ||
| Yaogan 33-03 (YG 33-03, JB-x 5) | 2023-136A | 06.09.2023 | Jq LC-43/94 | CZ-4C | ||
| Yaogan 33-04 (YG 33-04, JB-x 6) | 2023-149A | 26.09.2023 | Jq LC-43/94 | CZ-4C |
Launch Sites:
- Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China
- TY = Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Wuzhai, Shanxi, China
