7 December 2018, 04:12 UTC
SaudiSat 5A & 5B
China's Long March 2D launched Saudi Arabia's SaudiSat-5A and SaudiSat-5B Earth-observation satellites, built by KACST for high-resolution regional hyperspectral imaging, from Jiuquan alongside ten piggyback smallsats.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1 T
- Flight
- 42nd
- of 101 Long March 2D flights
- Date and time
- 7 December 2018, 04:12 UTC
- Rocket
- Long March 2D
- Builder
- CASC
- Launch site
- Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 2018-102
- Launches in 2018
- 104th of 114
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