PIESAT-2 09-12

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

18:50:00

Monday December 16, 2024

Mission Details

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PIESAT-2 09-12

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

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

4 Payloads

Rocket

Active
Long March 2D

Active Since 1992

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

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

Launch Site

LC-9

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

16 days 20 hours

Stats

Long March 2D


94th

Mission

9th

Mission of 2024

2024


244th

Orbital launch attempt