Long March 2D

Status

Success

PIESAT-1 x 4

Launch Time
Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:50 UTC

Article

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

Details

Mission Details

PIESAT-1 x 4

4 X-band synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellites for PIESAT (1 main, 3 sub-satellites), operating in tandem using very long baseline interferometry, with resolution at 0.5 - 5 m.

Payloads: 4

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

LC-9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

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Stats

2023

52nd orbital launch attempt

75th mission

3rd mission of 2023

74th successful mission

43rd consecutive successful mission