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Yaogan-30-08

Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Government/Top Secret

Low Earth Orbit Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

The Yaogan-30 is a series of military remote sensing satellites which are launched in triplets. The satellites are spaced by 120° in their orbit.

Updates

spacevogel • May 6, 2021, 7 p.m.

Launch was successful, Xinhua reports.


Cosmic_Penguin • May 3, 2021, 11:41 p.m.

Added launch per NOTAM.


Long March 2C

Family:
Configuration: C

The Long March 2C is a family of expendable launch vehicles made and operated by China. It is a two stage launch vehicle with storable propellants, consisting of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine.

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    42.0 m
  • Diameter
    3.35 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    3.35 m
  • Launch Mass
    233.0 T
  • Thrust
    ―
Family
  • Name
    Long March 2C
  • Family
    ―
  • Variant
    C
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    Long March 2C
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    ―
  • Low Earth Orbit
    3850.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    ―
  • Direct Geostationary
    ―
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    1400.0 kg

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

(CASC)

Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei Founded: 1999 Successes: 601 Failures: 16 Pending: 8

Agency Type:

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.

INFO WIKI
Spaceflight Now

China launches four satellites on Long March 2C rocket

Three Chinese military satellites and a civilian data relay payload launched Thursday aboard a Long March 2C rocket.

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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