CASC Long March 2D PIESAT-2 09-12
Long March 2D
Status
Success
Date
16 DEC 2024
18:50
Launch Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 9
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission Overview
4 X-band synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellites for the Chinese Earth observation satellite company PIESAT.
Rocket
Long March 2D
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
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