China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2DLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Long March 2D | LKW-1 (Land Survey Satellite-1)
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 204th launch · 14th this year · humanity's 5,697th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 3, 04:03 – Dec 3, 04:26 UTC
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LKW-1 (Land Survey Satellite 1)
LKW-1 (Ludi Kancha Weixing 1) is a Chinese very-high-resolution optical imaging satellite, officially for land survey, crop assessment and disaster monitoring but generally assessed as a military reconnaissance spacecraft.
Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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Pad — Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
137 launches from this pad · 294 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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