# Long March 4B | Yaogan 53-01 to 03/56-01 to 03: launch

> Long March 4B by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Flown: Success.

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- Data as of: 2026-10-20 09:30 UTC (last Launch Library 2 sync)
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## Facts

- Launch: Long March 4B | Yaogan 53-01 to 03/56-01 to 03
- Mission: Yaogan 53-01 to 03/56-01 to 03
- Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Rocket: Long March 4B
- Pad: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Country of the launch site: CHN
- Date (UTC): Thu, Sep 10, 09:00 UTC (2026-09-10T09:00:00.000Z)
- Launch window: 2026-09-10 08:52 UTC to 2026-09-10 09:13 UTC
- Status: completed (Launch Library 2: Success)
- Outcome: Success
- Real slips recorded: 1 (1 days in total); other date moves (placeholder rolls, firmings), not slips: 0

## Mission description

Quoted from Launch Library 2: 6 Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.

## Date history

"Seen live" means our sync saw the change when it happened; "caught up late" means Launch Library 2 made it earlier, on a day we do not know, and it is never counted as a slip.

| Observed | From | To | Kind | Shift (days) | Observation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-07 | Sep 9, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 | Slip | 1 | seen live |

## Sources

- [Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs](https://thespacedevs.com): launch names, providers, rockets, pads, dates and status
- [SpaceNexus Launch Ledger (our own record of every date change)](https://spacenexus.us/launch-slips/method)
- [Mission information (link from Launch Library 2)](https://www.spacelaunchnow.me/launch/long-march-4b-yaogan-53-01-to-0356-01-to-03)

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