Yaogan 31 – Spaceflight Now

June 15, 2021

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China launches spy satellite triplet for third time this year

March 14, 2021

Three Chinese military satellites launched Saturday aboard a Long March 4C rocket, joining six others China has sent into orbit since the start of the year on ocean surveillance missions.

Another trio of Chinese military satellites successfully deployed

February 27, 2021

Weeks after the launch of an earlier trio of Chinese military satellites, another spacecraft triplet successfully took off Feb. 24 aboard a Long March 4C rocket on a clandestine mission that analysts believe may involve spying on foreign naval forces.

China launches military spy satellite trio into orbit

January 29, 2021

China launched three Yaogan military satellites Friday on a Long March 4C rocket, adding to a fleet of spacecraft independent analysts believe are designed to spy on naval forces.

Chinese Long March 4C rocket deploys four satellites in orbit

April 10, 2018

Three Chinese military surveillance spacecraft and an experimental nanosatellite rode a Long March 4C rocket into orbit Tuesday.