Hongyan-1 & Yunhai-2 Group 01

China's Long March 2D, debuting the new Yuanzheng-3 upper stage, launched Hongyan-1, a technology-demonstration satellite for China's planned 300-plus-satellite Hongyun broadband constellation, together with six Yunhai-2 atmospheric-research satellites from Jiuquan.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

1.1 T (est.)

Flight

1st

of 4 Long March 2D/YZ-3 flights

Date and time

29 December 2018, 08:00 UTC

Rocket

Long March 2D/YZ-3

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Communications

International designator

2018-112

Launches in 2018

114th of 114

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