Long March 4C | Yaogan Weixing 1
The Yaogan 1 (Remote Sensing Satellite-1) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, was launched by CZ-4C rocket from China’s Taiyuan space center on 26 April 2006. It is China’s first space-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system. The military designation of the satellite is Jian Bing-5 (JB-5). The whole development project was funded by the PLA.
The Long March 4C, also known as the Chang Zheng 4C, CZ-4C and LM-4C, previously designated Long March 4B-II, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is launched from the Jiuquan, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre and Xichangs, and consists of 3 stages. Long March 4C vehicles have been used to launch the Yaogan-1, Yaogan-3 SAR satellites and the Fengyun-3A polar orbiting meteorological satellite. On December 15, 2009 a Long March 4C was used to launch Yaogan 8.
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Mission Profile
Yaogan Weixing 1 was a Long March 4C mission operated by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation that lifted off from Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on April 26, 2006. The flight carried its payload on a government/top secret mission to Sun-Synchronous Orbit. The launch was a success.