Long March 2C/YZ-1S | RSW-01 - 03
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Jiuquan 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.
RSW-01 - 03
"Ronghe Shiyan Weixing" (RSW) = "Integrated Experimental Satellite" are test satellites that will be used to develop a state-owned Chinese low-earth orbit constellation, Xingwang, consisting of several thousand satellites.
Long March 2C/YZ-1S
Height 42.00 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 1250 kg
Liftoff Thrust 2962 kN
Diameter 3.35 Meters
Mass To LEO 3850 kg
Liftoff Mass 233 Tonnes
Launch Success 5
Consecutive Success 5
Maiden Flight 2018-10-09
Launch Failures 0
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