Long March 2D/YZ-3 | Hongyan-1 & Yunhai-2 Group 01
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 2D/YZ-3 · Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 244th launch · 37th this year · humanity's 5,820th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 29, 07:53 – Dec 29, 08:24 UTC
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Hongyan-1 & Yunhai-2 Group 01
Hongyan-1 is the first demonstration satellite for Hongyan, which is a planned constellation consisting of 320 satellites in low Earth orbit. Yunhai-2 is a constellation of Chinese military meteorological satellites. Reportedly the satellites use Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO) to collect atmospheric data for weather prediction and for ionosphere, climate, and gravity research.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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Pad — Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Local pad time: Dec 29, 4:00 PM GMT+8
137 launches from this pad · 291 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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