Loading launch detail
Launch Detail
Loading launch detail
Pulling launch timing, vehicle context, weather signals, and mission evidence.
Launch Detail
Pulling launch timing, vehicle context, weather signals, and mission evidence.
Launch detail
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation • Long March 2D • Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) (NA)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation • Long March 2D • LC-3
3 Chinese military reconnaissance satellites.
Stream links and embedded coverage.
Open the launch pad in Google Maps satellite mode using the pad coordinates.
3 Chinese military reconnaissance satellites.
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.
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.
Provider, rocket, pad, and booster history tied to this launch.
a5e9201bf5979dad269ab9e3bf3f50cbb79302cd520cda0f0c789b027c24e4adLinked via Spaceflight News API (SNAPI).
ArticleChina has picked up its launch cadence in the last two weeks as they continue to push forward in its ambitious 2023 launch schedule. Not only did they launch...
ArticleChina has conducted a pair of orbital missions to launch a commercially developed flat-panel communications satellite and a new batch of spy satellites.