Long March 11 | Hongyun-1
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 11 · Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 242nd launch · 35th this year · humanity's 5,816th orbital launch attempt
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Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 21, 23:46 – Dec 22, 00:28 UTC
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Hongyun-1
Hongyun is planned constellation of 156 low Earth orbit communications satellites by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC). Hongyun-1 is a technology demonstration satellite.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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Pad — Launch Area 95A
67 launches from this pad · 292 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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