Long March, expendable launch systems, China

[Administrator]

Long March-4C launches Yaogan-34-04

Mar 31, 2023

A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched the fourth Yaogan-34 remote-sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 31 March 2023, at 06:27 UTC (14:27 local time). According to official sources, the remote sensing satellite Yaogan-34-04 (遥感三十四号04星) entered its predetermined orbit and “will be used in areas such as land resources survey, urban planning, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and mitigation”.

 

[Administrator]

Long March-4B launches FengYun-3G

Apr 16, 2023

A Long March-4B launch vehicle launched the FengYun-3G satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 16 April 2023, at 01:36 UTC (09:36 local time). FengYun-3G (FY-3G, 风云三号G) is a meteorological satellite and “will provide services for weather forecasting, disaster prevention and mitigation, climate change response and ecological conservation”.

 

[Administrator]

Long March-3B launches the first BeiDou-3 backup satellite

May 17, 2023

A Long March-3B launch vehicle launched the first backup BeiDou-3 navigation satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 17 May 2023, at 02:49 UTC (10:49 local time). The geostationary satellite is the 56th of the BeiDou family and the first to act as a backup satellite for China’s BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3).

 

[Administrator]

Long March-2C launches Macao Science-1 A/B and LuoJia-2 01

May 21, 2023

A Long March-2C launch vehicle launched the Macao Science-1A/B satellites (澳门科学一号卫星A星、B星) and the LuoJia-2 01 satellite (珞珈二号01星 / 光音二号) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 21 May 2023, at 08:00 UTC (16:00 local time). According to official sources, the Macao Science-1 satellites were “placed in a near-equatorial orbit to monitor the geomagnetic field and the space environment” and LuoJia-2 01 is a “scientific experiment satellite”.

 

[Administrator]

Long March-2D launches 41 satellites

Jun 15, 2023

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched 41 satellites (Jilin-1 GF06A01-30, Jilin-1 GF03D19-26, HEGS–1 and Jilin-1 PT02A01/02) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China, on 15 June 2023, at 05:30 UTC (13:30 local time). According to official sources, “the 41 satellites are all sub-meter high-resolution remote sensing satellites which are designed and manufactured by Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co.,Ltd, which are used to obtain high-resolution remote sensing image of Earth observation，provide remote sensing information services such as situation analysis, target monitoring, and regional census for users, and provide the remote sensing data services for territorial and mineral resources exploration， smart city construction and other industries.”

 

[Administrator]

Long March-6 launches Shiyan-25

Jun 20, 2023

A Long March-6 launch vehicle launched the Shiyan-25 satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, northern China, on 20 June 2023, at 03:18 UTC (11:18 local time). According to official sources, the Shiyan-25 satellite (试验二十五号卫星) entered the desired orbit and will be “mainly used in the fields of land census, urban planning and disaster prevention and mitigation

 

[Administrator]

Long March-2C launches “Internet technology test satellite”

Jul 9, 2023

A Long March-2C launch vehicle launched an “Internet technology test satellite” (卫星互联网技术试验卫星) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 9 July 2023, at 11:00 UTC (19:00 local time). According to official sources, the satellite entered the planned orbit.

 

[Administrator]

Long March-2D launches Skysight AS-01~03 and Lingxi-03

Jul 23, 2023

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched 4 satellites, Skysight AS-01~03 (四象01～03) and Lingxi-03 (灵犀03) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China, on 23 July 2023, at 02:50 UTC (10:50 local time). According to official sources, Skysight AS-01 is a low-orbit synthetic aperture radar satellite, Skysight AS-02 is an optical remote sensing satellite, Skysight AS-03 is an infrared remote sensing satellite and Lingxi-03 satellite is a broadband communications technology verification satellite. All satellites have been placed in the desired orbits.

 

[Administrator]

Long March-2D launches Yaogan-36 05

Jul 27, 2023

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the fifth Yaogan-36 mission from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, on 26 July 2023, at 20:02 UTC (27 July, at 04:02 local time). According to official sources, the three remote sensing satellites (遥感三十六号, Yaogan-36) entered the preset orbit.

 

[Administrator]

Long March-4C launches FengYun-3F (FY-3F)

Aug 3, 2023

A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched the FengYun-3F meteorological satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 3 August 2023, at 03:47 UTC (11:47 local time). According to official sources, FengYun-3F (FY-3F, 风云三号F星 – 上午星, 风云三号06星）was successfully placed into a Sun-synchronous orbit (830km). The satellite (~2700 kg) is equipped with 10 instruments, providing data about “global ozone distribution, ice and snow cover, sea surface temperature, remote sensing information needed for short-term climate prediction and climate change prediction, and greatly improve the observation of the vertical profile of atmospheric temperature and humidity”.

 

[Administrator]

Long March-2C launches Huanjing-2 06 (S-SAR-02)

Aug 9, 2023

A Long March-2C launch vehicle launched the Huanjing-2 06 satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China, on 8 August 2023, at 22:53 UTC (9 August, at 06:53 local time). The Huanjing-2 06 (环境减灾二号06) satellite, also know as S-SAR-02, is designed to collect 5-metre resolution S-band radar image data and will “support disaster prevention, reduction, relief, and environmental protection”. According to official sources, the satellite entered the planned orbit and will form a network with S-SAR-01.

 

[Administrator]

Long March-3B launches L-SAR4 01

Aug 13, 2023

A Long March-3B launch vehicle launched the L-SAR4 01 satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 12 August 2023, at 17:26 UTC (13 August, at 01:26 local time). According to official sources, the L-SAR4 01 satellite (陆地探测四号01) entered its planned orbit successfully and will be “mainly used to provide remote sensing information services”.

 

[Administrator]

Long March-4C launches Gaofen-12 04

Aug 21, 2023

A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched the fourth Gaofen-12 Earth observation satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 20 August 2023, at 17:45 UTC (21 August, at 01:45 local time). According to official sources, Gaofen-12 04 (高分十二号04) entered the planned orbit successfully and “will be used in a variety of fields, including land surveys, urban planning, road network design, crop yield estimation and disaster relief”.

 

[Administrator]

Long March-4C launches Yaogan-33 03

Sep 7, 2023

A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched the Yaogan-33 03 (遥感三十三号03) remote-sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 6 September 2023, at 18:14 UTC (7 September, 02:14 local time). According to official sources, the satellite has successfully entered the planned orbit and “will be mainly used in the fields of scientific experimental research, marine and land resource census, agricultural product production estimation and disaster prevention and mitigation”.

 

[Administrator]

Long March-6A launches Yaogan-40

Sep 10, 2023

A Long March-6A launch vehicle launched the Yaogan-40 remote-sensing satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China, on 10 September 2023, at 04:30 UTC (12:30 local time). According to official sources, the Yaogan-40 satellite (遥感四十号卫星) has entered the preset orbit and “will be used for electromagnetic environment detection and related technical tests”.

 

[Administrator]

Long March-2D launches Yaogan-39 02

Sep 17, 2023

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the second Yaogan-39 mission from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, on 17 September 2023, at 04:13 UTC (12:13 local time). According to official sources, the Yaogan-39 (遥感三十九号卫星) remote sensing mission entered the planned orbit.

 

[Administrator]

Long March-2D launches Yaogan-39 02

Sep 17, 2023

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the second Yaogan-39 mission from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, on 17 September 2023, at 04:13 UTC (12:13 local time). According to official sources, the Yaogan-39 (遥感三十九号卫星) remote sensing mission entered the planned orbit.

 

[Administrator]

Long March-4C launches Yaogan-33 04

Sep 27, 2023

A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched the Yaogan-33 04 (遥感三十三号04) remote-sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 26 September 2023, at 20:15 UTC (27 September, 04:15 local time). According to official sources, the satellite has successfully entered the planned orbit and “will be used for scientific experiments, land resource surveys, crop yield estimates, and disaster prevention and relief work”.

 

[Administrator]

Long March-2D launches Yaogan-39 03

Oct 5, 2023

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the third Yaogan-39 mission from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, on 5 October 2023, at 00:24 UTC (08:24 local time). According to official sources, the Yaogan-39 (遥感三十九号卫星) remote sensing mission entered the planned orbit.

 

[Administrator]

Long March-2D launches the Yunhai-1 04 satellite

Oct 15, 2023

A Long March-2D rocket launched the Yunhai-1 04 satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 15 October 2023, at 00:54 UTC (08:54 local time). According to official sources, the Yunhai-1 04 satellite (云海一号04) entered the preset orbit and “will provide services for the detection of the atmospheric, marine and space environments, disaster prevention and mitigation, and scientific experiments.”