Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launch probability
Not published
Window opens
September 19, 2026 at 10:43 AM UTC
Window closes
September 19, 2026 at 11:06 AM UTC
Feed updated
September 20, 2026 at 11:46 PM UTC
Mission description
4 X-band synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellites for the Chinese Earth observation satellite company PIESAT.
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.
