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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2DLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
PIESAT-2 13-16
Launched
September 19, 2026 · 10:50 UTC
Summary
The Long March 2D launched PIESAT-2 13-16, a cluster of four X-band synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellites for PIESAT. Liftoff from Launch Complex 9 at Taiyuan occurred on September 19, 2026, with the vehicle successfully inserting the payloads into target orbit.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 101st Long March 2D flight · 5th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 615th launch45th this yearhumanity's 7,399th orbital launch attempt226th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OBJECT A · NORAD 100749 · 2026-218A · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PIESAT-2 OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2026-218A
- Epoch
- 2026-10-14 12:10:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.12846378 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00041582
- Inclination
- 97.5055°
- Ascending node
- 113.0066°
- Arg. of perigee
- 155.7531°
- Mean anomaly
- 204.3897°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 379
- B*
- 0.0001845173
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
About this launch
PIESAT-2 13-16 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2D from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 19, 2026 at 10:50 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:43 to 11:06 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 615th launch, 45th this year and humanity's 7,399th orbital launch attempt. It was the 101st Long March 2D flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). It reached a 526 × 540 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
4 X-band synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellites for the Chinese Earth observation satellite company PIESAT.
News
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
80th launch from Launch Complex 9, 3rd this year · 161st from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 19, 6:50 PM GMT+8, in twilight
80 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/11/2026 · source
Questions
When did PIESAT-2 13-16 launch?
PIESAT-2 13-16 launched on September 19, 2026 at 10:50 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:43 to 11:06 UTC.
Where can I watch PIESAT-2 13-16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched PIESAT-2 13-16?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did PIESAT-2 13-16 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Sep 19, 6:50 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did PIESAT-2 13-16 reach?
It reached a 526 × 540 km orbit inclined 97.5°.