Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launch probability
Not published
Window opens
October 24, 2007 at 10:05 AM UTC
Window closes
October 24, 2007 at 10:05 AM UTC
Feed updated
June 14, 2023 at 3:56 AM UTC
Mission description
China's first lunar orbiter. It achieved a 200km lunar orbit where it operated until being deliberately de-orbited and impacting the surface on March 1st, 2009.
Vehicle
Long March 3A
Long March
Height
52.5 m
Diameter
3.35 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
Successful launches
27
Launch complex
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
The Xichang Satellite Launch Center is a spaceport in China. It is located in Zeyuan Town, northwest of Xichang, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan.
