CASC Long March 2D Shi Jian 7

Name: CASC Long March 2D Shi Jian 7
Start: 2005-07-05T22:40:00.000Z
Location: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Long March 2D

Status

Success

Date

5 JUL 2005

22:40

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

Chinese maneuverable military satellites, believed to have an interceptor / inspector / antisatellite mission. Launched from Jiuquan by the CZ-2D launch vehicle into 600 km, 97.7 deg inclination sun synchronous orbits.

Rocket

Long March 2D

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous 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