CASC Long March 2D/YZ-3 Yunhai-2 Group 02

Name: CASC Long March 2D/YZ-3 Yunhai-2 Group 02
Start: 2024-03-21T05:27:00.000Z
Location: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Long March 2D/YZ-3

Status

Success

Date

21 MAR 2024

05:27

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

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

Earth Science

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.