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Long March 3B/E | Shiyan 10-02

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 3B/E · Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 405th launch · 53rd this year · humanity's 6,367th orbital launch attempt

December 29, 2022Add to calendar
Success

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

Window: Dec 29, 04:33 – Dec 29, 05:08 UTC

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Shiyan 10-02

Satellite officially declared for spatial environment monitoring and in-orbit technical validation purposes. First satellite is observed to have entered a Molniya orbit.

Government/Top Secret · High Earth Orbit (HEO)

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Updates

  • Launch success.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/29/2022 · source

  • Added launch per NOTAMs; payload and launch vehicle very uncertain.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/28/2022 · source

Pad — Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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