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Long March 2D | PIESAT-2 09-12

Name: Long March 2D | PIESAT-2 09-12
Start: 2024-12-16T18:50:00.000Z
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 500th launch · 48th this year · humanity's 6,834th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--December 16, 2024 · 18:50 UTCAdd to calendar

Success

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

Window: Dec 16, 18:42 – Dec 16, 19:10 UTC

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PIESAT-2 09-12

4 X-band synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellites for the Chinese Earth observation satellite company PIESAT.

Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Booster

No booster details available.

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Long March-2D launches PIESAT-02 09~12 — SciNews

Updates

Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/16/2024 · source
Delayed to December 16 UTC per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/14/2024 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/10/2024 · source

Pad — Launch Complex 9

Local pad time: Dec 17, 2:50 AM GMT+8

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

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