17 January 2022, 02:35 UTC
Shiyan 13
Long March 2D launched China's classified Shiyan-13 technology-test satellite from Taiyuan into a roughly 480 km sun-synchronous orbit, marking China's first orbital launch of 2022.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 500 kg (est.)
- Flight
- 57th
- of 101 Long March 2D flights
- Date and time
- 17 January 2022, 02:35 UTC
- Rocket
- Long March 2D
- Builder
- CASC
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 2022-004
- Launches in 2022
- 4th of 186
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