Yaogan-33(R) & Weina 2

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

15:44:39

Sunday December 27, 2020

Mission Details

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Yaogan-33(R)

Wiki

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.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

Weina 2

Wiki

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

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

Rocket

Active
Long March 4C

Active Since 2006

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

Price

$64.68 million

Rocket

Height: 46.97m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 4,200 kg

GTO: 1,500 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,993 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.8m

Height: 11.74m

Stages

3

Launch Site

Site 9401 (SLS-2)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

10 days 18 hours

Stats

Long March 4C


29th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2020

2020


113th

Orbital launch attempt