Chang Zheng 2D launches Yaogan-35-04 from Xichang

At 17:36 UTC, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) launched another trio of Yaogan 35 satellites on a Chang Zheng 2D. Launching from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3) at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, this was the fifth launch of the CZ-2D this year, all having carried Yaogan satellites to orbit. Yaogan Weixing, which translates to “remote sensing satellite” and is often shortened to Yaogan, is the name that the Chinese space administration gives to its classified military satellites... More

(Source: NASASpaceFlight.com - Aug 21)