CASC Long March 2D/YZ-3 Hongyan-1 & Yunhai-2 Group 01 - space launch mission detailed information

When is CASC Long March 2D/YZ-3 Hongyan-1 & Yunhai-2 Group 01? Launch date 29/DEC/2018 — Long March 2D/YZ-3 rocket launch by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603).

CASC Long March 2D/YZ-3 Hongyan-1 & Yunhai-2 Group 01 launch date, launch time, live countdown, live stream and mission status (Success) — tracked on Space Realm.

CASC Long March 2D/YZ-3 Hongyan-1 & Yunhai-2 Group 01

Name: CASC Long March 2D/YZ-3 Hongyan-1 & Yunhai-2 Group 01
Start: 2018-12-29T08:00:05.000Z
Location: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Long March 2D/YZ-3

Status

Success

Date

29 DEC 2018

08:00

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

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.

Rocket

Long March 2D/YZ-3

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

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. The YZ-3 variant includes a YZ-3 upper stage able to push satellites into higher orbits.