Long March 2D/YZ-3 | Hongyan-1 & Yunhai-2 01 to 06

Status

Success

Hongyan-1 & Yunhai-2 01 to 06

Launch Time
Sat Dec 29, 2018 08:00 UTC

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Rocket

Long March 2D/YZ-3

Image Credit: CASC

CASC

Status: Active

Price: $30.0 million

Liftoff Thrust: 2,962 kN

Payload to LEO: 3,500 kg

Payload to GTO: 1,200 kg

Stages: 3

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 40.77 m

Fairing Diameter: 3.35 m

Fairing Height: 7.82 m

Details

Mission Details

Hongyan-1

Hongyan-1 is the first of several launches of a Chinese constellation of communications satellites built by CAST. This mission is expected to feature 1-2 test satellites.

Payloads: 1

Low Earth Orbit

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Yunhai-2 01 to 06

Yunhai-2 is a constellation of Chinese military meteorological satellites.

Reportedly the satellites use Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO) to collect atmospheric data for weather prediction and for ionosphere, climate, and gravity research.

Payloads: 6

Low Earth Orbit

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Location

Site 9401 (SLS-2), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

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Stats

2018

114th orbital launch attempt

Long March 2D

43rd mission

8th mission of 2018

42nd successful mission

11th consecutive successful mission