❗️Three 🇨🇳Chinese reconnaissance satellites flew over 🇺🇦Lviv at least 9 (!) times during the night strike by the 🇷🇺Russian Federation, — MILITARNYI
Whether these satellites: Yaogan 33, Yaogan 33-03 and Yaogan 33-04 conducted actual reconnaissance during their flights over Ukraine is unknown.
Whether these satellites: Yaogan 33, Yaogan 33-03 and Yaogan 33-04 conducted actual reconnaissance during their flights over Ukraine is unknown.
October 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
❗️Three 🇨🇳Chinese reconnaissance satellites flew over 🇺🇦Lviv at least 9 (!) times during the night strike by the 🇷🇺Russian Federation, — MILITARNYI
Whether these satellites: Yaogan 33, Yaogan 33-03 and Yaogan 33-04 conducted actual reconnaissance during their flights over Ukraine is unknown.
Whether these satellites: Yaogan 33, Yaogan 33-03 and Yaogan 33-04 conducted actual reconnaissance during their flights over Ukraine is unknown.
Yaogan 46 has now circularized its orbit at 7400 km, similar to the Yaogan 45 orbit.
November 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Yaogan 46 has now circularized its orbit at 7400 km, similar to the Yaogan 45 orbit.
⚡️ Chinese reconnaissance satellites flew over Lviv as Russia bombed Ukraine.
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Chinese Yaogan Satellites Flew Over Lviv During Russia’s October 5 Missile Strikes
Chinese Yaogan reconnaissance satellites monitored western Ukraine during a significant missile and drone strike on October 5, as reported by Militarnyi.
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October 6, 2025 at 7:38 AM
⚡️ Chinese reconnaissance satellites flew over Lviv as Russia bombed Ukraine.
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Yesterday’s Long March-6A launch from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi. The mission placed Yaogan-40 04, the fourth group of Yaogan-40 remote-sensing satellites, into orbit. Officially, they “will be used to carry out electromagnetic environment detection and related technical tests”.
September 25, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Yesterday’s Long March-6A launch from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi. The mission placed Yaogan-40 04, the fourth group of Yaogan-40 remote-sensing satellites, into orbit. Officially, they “will be used to carry out electromagnetic environment detection and related technical tests”.
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Chinese reconnaissance satellites flew over Lviv region during massive Russian attack
Yaogan 33 series satellites Yaogan 33, Yaogan 33-03, and Yaogan 33-04 were spotted flying over Lviv, passing over the region a total of 9 times
Yaogan 34 optical satellite also
censor.net/en/news/3577...
Chinese reconnaissance satellites flew over Lviv region during massive Russian attack
Yaogan 33 series satellites Yaogan 33, Yaogan 33-03, and Yaogan 33-04 were spotted flying over Lviv, passing over the region a total of 9 times
Yaogan 34 optical satellite also
censor.net/en/news/3577...
October 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Chinese reconnaissance satellites flew over Lviv region during massive Russian attack
Yaogan 33 series satellites Yaogan 33, Yaogan 33-03, and Yaogan 33-04 were spotted flying over Lviv, passing over the region a total of 9 times
Yaogan 34 optical satellite also
censor.net/en/news/3577...
Chinese reconnaissance satellites flew over Lviv region during massive Russian attack
Yaogan 33 series satellites Yaogan 33, Yaogan 33-03, and Yaogan 33-04 were spotted flying over Lviv, passing over the region a total of 9 times
Yaogan 34 optical satellite also
censor.net/en/news/3577...
Looking back at this weeks - Long March 6A Y13 - Lifting off at 08:46 UTC on September 24, placing the YaoGan-40 group 04 into orbit from Taiyuan. #China #SatellitesLaunch
September 26, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Looking back at this weeks - Long March 6A Y13 - Lifting off at 08:46 UTC on September 24, placing the YaoGan-40 group 04 into orbit from Taiyuan. #China #SatellitesLaunch
🚀 Lift Off! A Long March 4B rocket launched from Jiuquan at 09:00 UTC on September 10. The mission carried six Yaogan satellites: Yaogan-35-01~03 and Yaogan-36-01~03, adding another batch of spacecraft to China’s growing satellite fleet.
September 10, 2026 at 3:19 PM
🚀 Lift Off! A Long March 4B rocket launched from Jiuquan at 09:00 UTC on September 10. The mission carried six Yaogan satellites: Yaogan-35-01~03 and Yaogan-36-01~03, adding another batch of spacecraft to China’s growing satellite fleet.
A short while ago, a Long March 6A carried the Yaogan-50-01 spacecraft into a retrograde low Earth orbit for China's first launch of 2026
Details -> www.china-in-space.com/p/chinas-fir...
Details -> www.china-in-space.com/p/chinas-fir...
January 13, 2026 at 3:49 PM
A short while ago, a Long March 6A carried the Yaogan-50-01 spacecraft into a retrograde low Earth orbit for China's first launch of 2026
Details -> www.china-in-space.com/p/chinas-fir...
Details -> www.china-in-space.com/p/chinas-fir...
LAUNCH at 0200 UTC Sep 9 of 遥感四十五号卫星 (Yaogan-45) by CZ-7A from Wenchang. Yaogan 45 is a military imaging or sigint satellite and probably is headed to GEO.
September 9, 2025 at 3:58 AM
LAUNCH at 0200 UTC Sep 9 of 遥感四十五号卫星 (Yaogan-45) by CZ-7A from Wenchang. Yaogan 45 is a military imaging or sigint satellite and probably is headed to GEO.
🚀 Lift off! Long March 6A Y13 at 08:46 UTC September 24, placing the YaoGan-40 group 04 into orbit from Taiyuan. A beautiful looking launch!
September 24, 2026 at 9:43 PM
🚀 Lift off! Long March 6A Y13 at 08:46 UTC September 24, placing the YaoGan-40 group 04 into orbit from Taiyuan. A beautiful looking launch!
Yaogan-50-02, a second retrograde remote sensing satellite in low Earth orbit, departed the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center a few hours ago atop of the Long March 6A
Details -> www.china-in-space.com/p/second-ret...
Details -> www.china-in-space.com/p/second-ret...
March 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Yaogan-50-02, a second retrograde remote sensing satellite in low Earth orbit, departed the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center a few hours ago atop of the Long March 6A
Details -> www.china-in-space.com/p/second-ret...
Details -> www.china-in-space.com/p/second-ret...
Yaogan 46 cataloged in a 2548 x 7562 km x 20.0 deg orbit, suggesting it is related to Yaogan 45 and is not a geostationary mission as some had suggested
November 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Yaogan 46 cataloged in a 2548 x 7562 km x 20.0 deg orbit, suggesting it is related to Yaogan 45 and is not a geostationary mission as some had suggested
Yesterday, China launched two new groups of remote-sensing satellites, Yaogan-53 & Yaogan-56, from Jiuquan aboard a Long March-4B at 09:00 UTC. They entered orbit successfully—the 666th Long March mission. Uses include science, land surveys, crop estimates & disaster prevention. 🚀🛰️
September 11, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Yesterday, China launched two new groups of remote-sensing satellites, Yaogan-53 & Yaogan-56, from Jiuquan aboard a Long March-4B at 09:00 UTC. They entered orbit successfully—the 666th Long March mission. Uses include science, land surveys, crop estimates & disaster prevention. 🚀🛰️
Objects from the Yaogan 40-02 launch found in a 796 x 812 km x 86 deg orbit, very similar to that of Yaogan 40-01 and in an orbital plane 70 deg in longitude from those sats.
May 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Objects from the Yaogan 40-02 launch found in a 796 x 812 km x 86 deg orbit, very similar to that of Yaogan 40-01 and in an orbital plane 70 deg in longitude from those sats.
A #LongMarch4B rocket lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Sept 10, sending Yaogan-53 01~03 satellites & Yaogan-56 01~03 satellites into orbits. Experiments, land & resource surveys, crop yield estimation, disaster prevention & reduction will be their main applications.
September 11, 2026 at 3:17 PM
A #LongMarch4B rocket lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Sept 10, sending Yaogan-53 01~03 satellites & Yaogan-56 01~03 satellites into orbits. Experiments, land & resource surveys, crop yield estimation, disaster prevention & reduction will be their main applications.
LAUNCH at 1327 UTC May 11 of a CZ-6A from Taiyuan carrying the Yaogan 40 Group 02 satellites
May 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
LAUNCH at 1327 UTC May 11 of a CZ-6A from Taiyuan carrying the Yaogan 40 Group 02 satellites
LAUNCH at 1322 UTC Mar 15 of a Chang Zheng 6A from Taiyuan with the second Yaogan-50 satellite. The first Yaogan-50 is in a 950 km retrograde (142 deg inclination) orbit.
March 15, 2026 at 3:49 PM
LAUNCH at 1322 UTC Mar 15 of a Chang Zheng 6A from Taiyuan with the second Yaogan-50 satellite. The first Yaogan-50 is in a 950 km retrograde (142 deg inclination) orbit.
Yaogan 45 has been cataloged in a 203 x 7468 km x 20.0 deg elliptical orbit.
September 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Yaogan 45 has been cataloged in a 203 x 7468 km x 20.0 deg elliptical orbit.
LAUNCH at 1332 UTC Sep 23 of a CZ-8A from Hainan with the Xingwang Digui (SatNet LEO) group 26 sats
LAUNCH at 0846 UTC Sep 24 of a CZ-6A from Taiyuan with three Yaogan 40 Group 04 sigint satellites
LAUNCH at 0846 UTC Sep 24 of a CZ-6A from Taiyuan with three Yaogan 40 Group 04 sigint satellites
September 24, 2026 at 10:31 AM
LAUNCH at 1332 UTC Sep 23 of a CZ-8A from Hainan with the Xingwang Digui (SatNet LEO) group 26 sats
LAUNCH at 0846 UTC Sep 24 of a CZ-6A from Taiyuan with three Yaogan 40 Group 04 sigint satellites
LAUNCH at 0846 UTC Sep 24 of a CZ-6A from Taiyuan with three Yaogan 40 Group 04 sigint satellites
Looking back at this weeks launch: China successfully launched two new groups of remote-sensing satellites, Yaogan-53 & Yaogan-56, from Jiuquan aboard a Long March-4B at 09:00 UTC. Uses include science, land surveys, crop estimates & disaster prevention. The 666th Long March mission.🚀🛰️
September 12, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Looking back at this weeks launch: China successfully launched two new groups of remote-sensing satellites, Yaogan-53 & Yaogan-56, from Jiuquan aboard a Long March-4B at 09:00 UTC. Uses include science, land surveys, crop estimates & disaster prevention. The 666th Long March mission.🚀🛰️
China launched the Yaogan-40 04 satellite group from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Thursday.
China launches Yaogan-40 04 satellite group
China launched the Yaogan-40 04 satellite group from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Thursday.The satellites were launched at 4:46 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a ...
news.cgtn.com
September 24, 2026 at 11:03 AM
China launched the Yaogan-40 04 satellite group from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Thursday.
❗️❗️Three #Chinese satellites flew over #Lviv Oblast during #Russia’ s massive attack, according to the military portal Militarnyi, which cited satellite-tracking service Heavens Above.
Over Lviv, three satellites from the Yaogan 33 series — Yaogan 33, Yaogan 33-03, and Yaogan 33-04 — were
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Over Lviv, three satellites from the Yaogan 33 series — Yaogan 33, Yaogan 33-03, and Yaogan 33-04 — were
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Ukraine accuses 🇨🇳China of providing 🇷🇺 Russia with satellite data
Kyiv has evidence that #China has provided #Russia with satellite data which has been used to target missile strikes on #Ukraine including strikes on facilities of foreign companies
kyivindependent.com/china-foreig...
Ukraine accuses 🇨🇳China of providing 🇷🇺 Russia with satellite data
Kyiv has evidence that #China has provided #Russia with satellite data which has been used to target missile strikes on #Ukraine including strikes on facilities of foreign companies
kyivindependent.com/china-foreig...
October 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
At least three Chinese Yaogan reconnaissance satellites passed over western Ukraine during Russia’s massive Oct. 5 missile-and-drone attack.
www.kyivpost.com/post/61513
www.kyivpost.com/post/61513
Chinese Spy Satellites Tracked Over Ukraine During Russia’s Massive Missile Strike
During Russia’s massive Oct. 5 missile-and-drone attack on Ukraine, at least three Chinese Yaogan satellites passed over western regions, with Kyiv’s intelligence linking such data to Russian strikes.
www.kyivpost.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:54 AM
At least three Chinese Yaogan reconnaissance satellites passed over western Ukraine during Russia’s massive Oct. 5 missile-and-drone attack.
www.kyivpost.com/post/61513
www.kyivpost.com/post/61513
LAUNCH at 0347 Nov 3 of a CZ-7A from Wenchang with the Yaogan 46 remote sensing satellite. Orbit not yet known.
November 3, 2025 at 5:28 AM
LAUNCH at 0347 Nov 3 of a CZ-7A from Wenchang with the Yaogan 46 remote sensing satellite. Orbit not yet known.
Yaogan 50-01 cataloged in an unusual 701 x 944 km x 142.0 deg retrograde orbit.
January 14, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Yaogan 50-01 cataloged in an unusual 701 x 944 km x 142.0 deg retrograde orbit.