Long March 2D | 6 x Jilin-1, Qilu-2/3 & others

Name: Long March 2D | 6 x Jilin-1, Qilu-2/3 & others
Start: 2023-01-15T03:14:00.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 2D · Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 409th launch · 4th this year · humanity's 6,377th orbital launch attempt

January 15, 2023Add to calendar

Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Jan 15, 03:04 – Jan 15, 03:39 UTC

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6 x Jilin-1, Qilu-2/3 & others

This launch carries multiple payloads, including 6 new satellites for the Jilin-1 commercial Earth observation satellite constellation and Qilu-2/3, 2 optical Earth observation satellites for the Shandong Province Industrial Technology Research Institute.

Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

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Long March-2D launches 14 satellites — SciNews

Updates

Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/15/2023 · source
Updated payload identities.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/14/2023 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; payload and launch vehicle identities not confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/7/2023 · source

Pad — Launch Complex 9

78 launches from this pad · 157 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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