CASC Long March 2D Yaogan-30

Name: CASC Long March 2D Yaogan-30
Start: 2016-05-15T02:43:00.000Z
Location: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Long March 2D

Status

Success

Date

15 MAY 2016

02:43

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

The satellite will be used for experiments, land surveys, crop yield estimates and disaster relief.

Rocket

Long March 2D

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

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