CASC Long March 2D Gaojing-1 0

Name: CASC Long March 2D Gaojing-1 0
Start: 2016-12-28T03:23:00.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 9

Long March 2D

Status

Partial Failure

Date

28 DEC 2016

03:23

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 9

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Overview

Gaojing-1 is a constellation of Chinese civilian remote sensing satellites, which will initially consist of two satellites launched together.

Rocket

Long March 2D

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous 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