CASC Long March 2C Yaogan Weixing 6

Name: CASC Long March 2C Yaogan Weixing 6
Start: 2009-04-22T02:55:04.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 7

Long March 2C

Status

Success

Date

22 APR 2009

02:55

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 7

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Overview

Chinese Earth observation satellite, likely also used for military reconnaissance

Rocket

Long March 2C

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

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