CASC Long March 2D SaudiSat 5A & 5B

Name: CASC Long March 2D SaudiSat 5A & 5B
Start: 2018-12-07T04:12:05.000Z
Location: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Long March 2D

Status

Success

Date

7 DEC 2018

04:12

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

SaudiSat 5A and 5B are Earth observation satellites developed by KACST (King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology). They share the launch with several microsatellites for private Chinese companies.

Rocket

Long March 2D

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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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