Long March 2C | Yaogan-30-09
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
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.
Yaogan-30-09
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.
Long March 2C
Height 42.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 0 kN
Diameter 3.35 Meters
Mass To LEO 3850 kg
Liftoff Mass 233 Tonnes
Launch Success 53
Consecutive Success 32
Maiden Flight 1982-09-09
Launch Failures 1
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2021-06-18T07:07:52+0000
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
2021-06-17T13:55:06+0000
Launch rescheduled per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin
2021-06-17T08:33:35+0000
Launch apparently scrubbed, though without formal notice.
Cosmic_Penguin
2021-06-14T02:55:12+0000
Added launch per NOTAMs.
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