Long March 2D

Launch Time
Tue Jul 05, 2005 22:40 UTC

Long March 2D

Image Credit: CASC

CASC

Status: Active

Price: $29.75 million

Liftoff Thrust: 2,962 kN

Payload to LEO: 3,500 kg

Payload to GTO: 1,200 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 40.77 m

Fairing Diameter: 3.35 m

Fairing Height: 7.82 m

Details

SJ 7 (Shijian 7) is an experimental scientific satellite. It is in a 547 × 570 km × 97.6 deg orbit.

Payloads: 1

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

27th orbital launch attempt

6th mission

1st mission of 2005

6th successful mission