Launch Alert | Flight 7
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Fri Dec 15 2023
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Yaogan 41

Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

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No Recovery Specified

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Rocket Details

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Long March 5

Description:

Long March 5 is a Chinese heavy lift launch system developed by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT). CZ-5 is the first Chinese vehicle designed from the ground up to focus on non-hypergolic liquid rocket propellants. Currently, two CZ-5 vehicle configurations are planned, with maximum payload capacities of ~25,000 kilograms (55,000 lb) to LEO and ~14,000 kilograms (31,000 lb) to GTO. The Long March 5 roughly matches the capabilities of American EELV heavy-class vehicles such as the Delta IV Heavy.

Long March 5 rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Government/Top Secret
  • Chinese reconnaissance satellite explicitly named in official news as a "high orbit optical remote sensing satellite". Satellite was found in standard geostationary transfer orbit after launch; other details TBD.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

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