NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Yaogan-33(R) & Weina 2

Launch Time
Sun Dec 27, 2020 15:44 UTC

Rocket

Long March 4C
Image Credit: CASC
CASC
Status: Active
Price: $64.68 million
Liftoff Thrust: 2,993 kN
Payload to LEO: 4,200 kg
Payload to GTO: 1,500 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 46.97 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.8 m
Fairing Height: 11.74 m

Mission Details

Yaogan-33(R)

The Chinese Yaogan 33R (Remote Sensing Satellite-33R) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, is likely the first of a successor series to the Yaogan-1 (JB-5) class space-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system.

Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Weina 2

Weina 2 is a Chinese nanosatellite of unknown purpose and configuration. Reportedly it belongs to the Shanghai Micro Satellite Engineering Center.

Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

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

Stats

2020

113th orbital launch attempt

Long March 4C

29th mission
1st mission of 2020
27th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission