A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the fourth Yaogan-39 mission from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, on 23 October 2023, at 20:03 UTC (24 October, at 04:03 local time).
According to official sources, the Yaogan-39 (遥感三十九号卫星) remote sensing mission entered the planned orbit.Yaogan 39-04A, 39-04B, and 39-04C reconnaissance satellites are in the payload bay. These satellites will become the 135th, 136th, and 137th Yaogan class satellites launched by China.
The Yaogan satellites are believed to be ELINT capable using electronic sensors to gather intelligence by locating the radar of ground systems. This capability can give a strategic advantage to military endeavors like jamming any type of electrical signal.
