Orbivo/Yaogan 50-03

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Yaogan 50-03 — outcome, objective & recordings

Long March 6A: 23 October 2026 at 10:15 · UTC. A government mission. The detailed objective has not been publicly disclosed.

Times in Dates and times account for daylight saving changes.

SuccessChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 6A

Yaogan 50-03

Mission objective

A government mission. The detailed objective has not been publicly disclosed.

ORBIT: LEO

FLIGHT OUTCOME

Success

23 October 2026 at 10:15 · UTC

Outcome reported by the data source

FOLLOWING YOUR FIRST LAUNCH?

Understand this mission

HOW HIGH?

Below 2,000 km

Low Earth orbit · LEO

Close to Earth; used for observation and communications.

Exact altitude for this mission: unavailable in our source. This is an orbit-type reference, not this flight’s planned or achieved altitude. Reference range: usually from about 180 km.

Orbit explanation · ESA ↗

Logarithmic scale compresses large distances. The range describes the payload’s orbit, not the maximum altitude of the whole rocket.

For scale: about 0.05–0.53% of the average distance from Earth’s surface to the Moon’s centre. Compare with the Moon and learn the basics ↗

SPACE ON A HUMAN SCALE

How far is that, really?

Beyond a number of kilometres — a distance you can picture.

Country or territory

Automatic examples use the approximate country of your connection. GPS is not needed. If it is wrong or no local example is available, choose one manually.

A FAMILIAR DISTANCE

New York – Washington, DC

About 330 km

Straight-line distance between city reference points. This is not driving distance.

NOW IMAGINE THAT UPWARD180–2,000 km

This range is comparable to the local reference. About 0.5–6.1 × the New York–Washington, DC distance.

Both segments use the same scale. We compare a local reference with altitude above Earth’s surface, not the rocket’s route. The diagram marks the upper end of the range.

Imagine rotating the distance between these places so it points straight up. That helps you picture how high space is.

How is the distance calculated?

An approximation along a sphere of radius 6,371 km, calculated from GeoNames coordinates. Values are rounded to suit the distance. This is an educational comparison, not travel planning.

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 · New York / Washington, DC

This compares an orbit-type reference range. The exact altitude of this mission is not confirmed by our source.

What is it for?

Government mission: some details may be classified.

Explanation of the mission category reported by the source.

Rocket or payload?

Long March 6A is the launch vehicle. Its payload is what it carries, such as a satellite, probe or spacecraft. Rocket stages can follow different paths.

How a launch works · NASA ↗

Quick glossary: orbit, stage, apogee and perigee

Orbit: A path around a body such as Earth. Reaching orbit requires enough speed as well as altitude.
Rocket stage: A rocket section with its own propulsion for part of the flight.
Apogee / perigee: The farthest / nearest point to Earth on an orbit. This is why altitude is often described by two numbers.

WHERE DOES IT LAUNCH?

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Launch Complex 9A

38.85830°, 111.58020°

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WATCH THE MISSION

Recordings & broadcast links

The source has no recording links for this flight.

Launch window

23 Oct 2026, 10:07 → 23 Oct 2026, 10:28 · UTC

What does a launch window mean? ↗

The data could not be confirmed as current. Showing a saved dataset; verify the schedule with the operator.

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