DRO-A/B

Carried the Chinese Academy of Sciences' DRO-A and DRO-B satellites, intended for a distant retrograde orbit around the Moon for navigation and communication testing. The Yuanzheng-1S upper stage underperformed and stranded them in the wrong orbit, though the pair later reached their target lunar orbit under their own power.

Outcome

Partial

Orbit

LO

Lunar orbit

Payload to orbit

801 kg (est.)

Flight

8th

of 10 Long March 2C/YZ-1S flights

Date and time

13 March 2024, 12:51 UTC

Rocket

Long March 2C/YZ-1S

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Technology

International designator

2024-048

Launches in 2024

49th of 263

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