Yaogan 33 – Spaceflight Now

April 26, 2026

Breaking News

[ April 26, 2026 ] Live Coverage: SpaceX to fly 25 Starlink satellites on its 50th Falcon 9 launch of the year Falcon 9
[ April 23, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Falcon 9
[ April 21, 2026 ] SpaceX launches final GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force Falcon 9
[ April 20, 2026 ] Blue Origin launches third New Glenn rocket, but payload ends up in wrong orbit New Glenn
[ April 19, 2026 ] Third flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket to feature 1st reuse of booster Mission Reports

China launches secret military spy payload

December 27, 2020 Stephen Clark

A secret Chinese military payload, believed to be a surveillance satellite, successfully flew into space Sunday aboard a Long March 4C rocket on China’s 39th and final scheduled orbital launch attempt of the year.

Chinese state media confirms Long March launch failure

May 23, 2019 Stephen Clark

A Chinese Long March 4C rocket failed to place its top secret military payload into orbit Wednesday after a launch from the Taiyuan space base southwest of Beijing, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.