China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2CLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Long March 2C | Shijian 10-04
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 91st launch · 9th this year · humanity's 5,153rd orbital launch attempt
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Window: Aug 18, 09:28 – Aug 18, 09:28 UTC
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Shijian 11-04
Shijian 11-04 was a Chinese satellite of the undisclosed Shijian 11 series, thought to be an experimental early-warning or signals-intelligence spacecraft. It was lost when the Long March 2C's second stage failed, the first Long March failure since 1996.
Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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Pad — Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
138 launches from this pad · 295 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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