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Shiyan-3 & Chuangxin-1 02
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
00:15:00
Wednesday November 5, 2008
Mission Details
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Shiyan-3
The Shiyan (SY, Experiment) or Tansuo (TS), series of experimental satellites is a Chinese digital imaging system capable of stereo Earth-terrain mapping.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
Chuangxin-1 02
CX-1 (Chuang Xin 1, Innovation 1) is a mini "store and forward" communications satellite developed by CAS (China Academy of Science), Shanghai Academy of Space Technology, and Shanghai Telecomm.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
88 kilograms
Rocket
Agency
CASCPrice
$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
Stats
Long March 2D
9th
Mission
1st
Mission of 2008
2008
58th
Orbital launch attempt