CASC Long March 2C XJS-A & XJS-B

Name: CASC Long March 2C XJS-A & XJS-B
Start: 2018-06-27T03:30:05.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

Long March 2C

Status

Success

Date

27 JUN 2018

03:30

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Overview

A pair of experimental satellites to conduct tests of intersatellite communication links and trial new Earth observation technology.

Rocket

Long March 2C

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

The Long March 2C is a family of expendable launch vehicles made and operated by China. It is a two stage launch vehicle with storable propellants, consisting of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine.

Height

42 m

Diameter

3.35 m

Launch Mass

233 T