Yaogan 2 & ZDPS-1

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

07:12:00

Friday May 25, 2007

Mission Details

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Yaogan 2

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The Yaogan 2 (Remote Sensing Satellite-2) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, was launched by CZ-2D (2) rocket from China's Jiuquan space center on 25 May 2007. It is an optical complement to the SAR-equipped Yaogan 1 satellite.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

ZDPS-1

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The Zhejiang University's ZDPS 1 (Zheda Pixing) series of picosatellites were the first Chinese picosatellites.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

Rocket

Active
Long March 2D

Active Since 1992

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

Price

$29.75 million

Rocket

Height: 40.77m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 3,500 kg

GTO: 1,200 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,962 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.35m

Height: 7.82m

Stages

2

Launch Site

Site 9401 (SLS-2)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

10 days 18 hours

Stats

Long March 2D


8th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2007

2007


21st

Orbital launch attempt