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

Status

Success

Yunhai-2 Group 02

Launch Time
Thu Mar 21, 2024 05:27 UTC

Article

Rocket

Long March 2D/YZ-3

Image Credit: CASC

CASC

Status: Active

Price: $30.0 million

Liftoff Thrust: 2,962 kN

Payload to LEO: 3,500 kg

Payload to GTO: 1,200 kg

Stages: 3

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 40.77 m

Fairing Diameter: 3.35 m

Fairing Height: 7.82 m

Details

Mission Details

Yunhai-2 Group 02

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.

Low Earth Orbit

Location

Site 9401 (SLS-2), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Wiki

Stats

2024

53rd orbital launch attempt

Long March 2D

86th mission

1st mission of 2024

85th successful mission

54th consecutive successful mission