Long March 3B/E | Shiyan 10

Status

Success

Shiyan 10

Launch Time
Mon Sep 27, 2021 08:20 UTC

The satellite suffered an anomaly during launch, but was rumoured - and subsequently observed via orbital changes - to have been recovered about a month after launch.

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Rocket

Long March 3B/E

Image Credit: CASC

CASC

Status: Active

Price: $29.15 million

Liftoff Thrust: 5,986 kN

Payload to LEO: 11,500 kg

Payload to GTO: 5,550 kg

Stages: 3

Strap-ons: 4

Rocket Height: 56.3 m

Fairing Diameter: 4.2 m

Fairing Height: 9.56 m

Details

Mission Details

Shiyan 10

Satellite official declared for spatial environment monitoring and in-orbit technical validation purposes. First satellite is observed to have entered a Molniya orbit.

Payloads: 1

Molniya Orbit

Location

LC-3, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

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Stats

2021

93rd orbital launch attempt

Long March 3

137th mission

8th mission of 2021

129th successful mission

13th consecutive successful mission