MISSION NAME
Hongyan-1 & Yunhai-2 Group 01 01
Status
Success
DATE
29 DEC 2018
LAUNCH PROVIDER
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Description
Hongyan-1 is the first demonstration satellite for Hongyan, which is a planned constellation consisting of 320 satellites in low Earth orbit. Yunhai-2 is a constellation of Chinese military meteorological satellites. Reportedly the satellites use Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO) to collect atmospheric data for weather prediction and for ionosphere, climate, and gravity research.
Long March 2D/YZ-3
Rocket Description
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. The YZ-3 variant includes a YZ-3 upper stage able to push satellites into higher orbits.