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Yaogan 29, 33, 33R

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
Type / Application: Earth observation (radar)
Operator:
Contractors: SAST
Equipment:
Configuration:
Propulsion:
Power: 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
Lifetime:
Mass:
Orbit: 615 km × 619 km, 97.8° (#29); 682 km × 686 km, 98.3° (#33R)
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
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

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