LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Wed Jun 27 2018
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
XJS-A & XJS-B
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(3:30 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(3:23 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(3:43 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Long March 2CDescription:
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.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- A pair of experimental satellites to conduct tests of intersatellite communication links and trial new Earth observation technology.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Pad
Launch Complex 3 ( LC-3 ) ( LA-1 )