CASC Long March 2D Fanhui Shi Weixing (20)

Name: CASC Long March 2D Fanhui Shi Weixing (20)
Start: 2004-09-27T08:00:04.000Z
Location: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Long March 2D

Status

Success

Date

27 SEP 2004

08:00

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

Recoverable military satellite. Returned to Earth at 02:48 GMT on October 15, falling through the roof of a house in the village of Penglai, Sichuan province..

Rocket

Long March 2D

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Long March 2D, also known as the Chang Zheng 2D, CZ-2D and LM-2D, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is a 2-stage carrier rocket mainly used for launching LEO and SSO satellites.

Height

38.3 m

Diameter

3.35 m

Launch Mass

232 T

Thrust

2,962 kN