CASC Long March 2D Yaogan 37 & Shiyan 22A/B

Name: CASC Long March 2D Yaogan 37 & Shiyan 22A/B
Start: 2023-01-13T07:00:00.000Z
Location: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Long March 2D

Status

Success

Date

13 JAN 2023

07:00

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

Yaogan 37 is a Chinese military reconnaissance satellite. Shiyan 22A/B are 2 small Earth observation satellites built by SAST (SY-22A) & CAS (SY-22B).

Rocket

Long March 2D

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

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