Launch
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Long March 2D | Jilin-1 Wideband 02B-01 to 06
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Mission
Jilin-1 Wideband 02B-01 to 06
Earth Science
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Earth observation satellites for the Jilin-1 commercial Earth observation satellites constellation.
Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Pad
Launch Complex 9
CHN
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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Rocket
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: 2D
Details
Min stage: 1
Max stage: 2m
Length: 38.3m
Diameter: 3.35
First Flight: Aug. 9, 1992
Total launch count: 92
Successful launches: 91
Failed launches: 1
Consecutive successful launches: 60
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 3500kg
Launch cost: US$30000000
Apogee: 500km
Manufacturer
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Government
CHN
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: 516
Successful launches: 502
Consecutive successful launches: 58
Failed launches: 14
Pending launches: 7