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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Long March 2D | Unknown Payload
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Go for Launch
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Pad
Launch Complex 9
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Latitude: 38.863128
longitude: 111.589567
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Location
Asia/Shanghai
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is a People's Republic of China space and defense launch facility. It is situated in Kelan County, Xinzhou, Shanxi Province and is the second of four launch sites having been founded in March 1966 and coming into full operation in 1968.
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Long March 2D
The Long March 2D, also known as the Chang Zheng 2D, CZ-2D and LM-2D, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is a 2-stage carrier rocket mainly used for launching LEO and SSO satellites.
Family: Long March
Variant: D
Details
Min stage: 1
Max stage: 2m
Length: 38.3m
Diameter: 3.35
First Flight: Aug. 9, 1992
Total launch count: 100
Successful launches: 99
Failed launches: 1
Pending launches: 1
Consecutive successful launches: 68
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 3500kg
Launch cost: US$30000000
Apogee: 500km
Manufacturer
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Government
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The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
1999
Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei
Long March
Agency
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
Details
Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei
1999
Long March
Total launch count: 613
Successful launches: 597
Consecutive successful launches: 4
Failed launches: 16
Pending launches: 10
Successful landings: 1
Failed landings: 1
Attempted landings: 2
Consecutive successful landings: 1