NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Shiyan-4 & Chuangxin-1 03

Launch Time
Sun Nov 20, 2011 00:15 UTC

Rocket

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

Mission Details

Shiyan-4

The Shiyan (SY, Experiment) or Tansuo (TS), series of experimental satellites is a Chinese digital imaging system capable of stereo Earth-terrain mapping.

Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Chuangxin-1 03

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. Third satellite in a series of 4.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 88.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

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

Stats

2011

71st orbital launch attempt

Long March 2D

15th mission
1st mission of 2011
15th successful mission