Launch was a Partial Failure

Long March 2D | SuperView-1 (Gaojing 1-01 & Gaojing 1-02)

December 28, 2016 at 3:23 AM UTC

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 2D | SuperView-1 (Gaojing 1-01 & Gaojing 1-02) launch image — Mission imagery · Long March 2D

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December 28, 2016 at 3:23 AM UTC

Status: Launch was a Partial Failure · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

Launch Complex 9

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 38.8631, 111.5896

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Rocket: Long March 2D
Launch site: Launch Complex 9
Launch probability: -1%
Window opens: December 28, 2016 at 3:23 AM UTC
Window closes: December 28, 2016 at 3:23 AM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 3:42 AM UTC

Mission description

Gaojing-1 is a constellation of Chinese civilian remote sensing satellites, which will initially consist of two satellites launched together.

Mission media

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Long March 2D | SuperView-1 (Gaojing 1-01 & Gaojing 1-02): Video 583 Long March 2D | SuperView-1 (Gaojing 1-01 & Gaojing 1-02): Video 584

Vehicle

Long March 2D

Long March · D

Height

38.3 m

Diameter

3.35 m

LEO capacity

3,500 kg

Successful launches

100

Launch complex

Launch Complex 9

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is a People's Republic of China space and defense launch facility. It is situated in Kelan County, Xinzhou, Shanxi Province and is the second of four launch sites having been founded in March 1966 and coming into full operation in 1968.

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