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-3 (Land Survey Satellite-3)
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 210th launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 5,712th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jan 13, 07:03 – Jan 13, 07:21 UTC
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LKW-3 (Land Survey Satellite 3)
LKW-3 (Ludi Kancha Weixing 3) is a Chinese very-high-resolution optical imaging satellite, officially for land survey 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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