Success
Fanhui Shi Weixing (13)
Earth Science
Ministry of Aerospace Industry(CASC)Government
Long March 2D
LEOorbit
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Sunday, August 9, 1992 at 8:00 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#3,740
CASC Mission
#10
Pad Launch
#22
Location Launch
#24
Designator
1992-051
Launch Window
NET
Aug 9, 1992, 8:00 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai
Local Launch Time
Aug 9, 1992, 4:00 PM
Total Launches
286
Total Landings
2
Coordinates
40.9581, 100.2911
Long March 2D Specs
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.
Length
38.3 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Launch Mass
232 t
Thrust
2,962 kN
LEO Capacity
3,500 kg
GTO Capacity
0 kg
SSO Capacity
1,300 kg
Launch Cost
$30M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1992
Fastest Turnaround
1d 20h
Total Launches
99
Successful
98
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
67
Maiden flight: Aug 9, 1992
Ministry of Aerospace Industry
Chinese governmental entity in charge of space research from July 1988 to June 1993.
Founded
1988
Total Launches
13
Successful
11
Failed
2
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
0