PIESAT-2 09-12

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

18:50:00

Monday December 16, 2024

Mission Details

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4 X-band synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellites for the Chinese Earth observation satellite company PIESAT.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

4 Payloads

Active

Active Since 1992

Agency

Price

$29.75 million

Rocket

Height: 40.77m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 3,500 kg

GTO: 1,200 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,962 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.35m

Height: 7.82m

Stages

2

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

16 days 20 hours

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

16 days 20 hours

94th

Mission

9th

Mission of 2024

244th

Orbital launch attempt