CASC Long March 2C/YZ-1S RSW-04 - 06

Name: CASC Long March 2C/YZ-1S RSW-04 - 06
Start: 2022-05-20T10:30:00.000Z
Location: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Long March 2C/YZ-1S

Status

Success

Date

20 MAY 2022

10:30

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Launch Pad

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Overview

"Ronghe Shiyan Weixing" (RSW) = "Integrated Experimental Satellite" are test satellites that will be used to develop a state-owned Chinese low-earth orbit constellation, Xingwang, consisting of several thousand satellites.

Rocket

Long March 2C/YZ-1S

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Polar 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

Thrust

2,962 kN