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Launch Successful
Long March 2D | Gaofen 9
September 14, 2015 at 4:42 AM UTC
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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September 14, 2015 at 4:42 AM UTC
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Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 40.9605, 100.2981
- Rocket
- Long March 2D
- Launch probability
- -1%
- Window opens
- September 14, 2015 at 4:35 AM UTC
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- September 14, 2015 at 4:57 AM UTC
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- August 2, 2024 at 5:15 PM UTC
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China Launches Ninth HD Earth-observation Satellite
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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 Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).
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