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China launches Yaogan-50 and six more Yaogan satellites in two missions

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China conducted two launches on Friday, sending a highly retrograde Yaogan-50 spacecraft into orbit aboard a Long March 6A from Taiyuan, then deploying six remote-sensing satellites for the Yaogan-53 and Yaogan-56 groups aboard a Long March 4B from Jiuquan. The missions add three spacecraft to each group.

Discovered 2026-10-23T20:28:04.710490-07:00 | 2026-10-23T20:28:04.710490-07:00

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  • The two missions added seven Yaogan spacecraft to China’s remote-sensing constellation, including the third satellite in a retrograde Yaogan series and three satellites each for Yaogan-53 and Yaogan-56.
  • The launches used two Long March variants from separate spaceports, underscoring the operational cadence and breadth of China’s launch activity.

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