6 November 2021, 03:00 UTC

Yaogan 35 A/B/C

Long March 2DXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Drawing of the Long March 2D for Yaogan 35 A/B/C

A Long March 2D rocket launched from Xichang carrying the first group of Yaogan-35 reconnaissance satellites into low Earth orbit for China's military remote-sensing network.

Outcome: Success
Orbit: LEO; Low Earth orbit
Payload to orbit: 1.2 T (est.)
Flight: 55th; of 101 Long March 2D flights

Date and time: 6 November 2021, 03:00 UTC
Rocket: Long March 2D
Builder: CASC
Launch site: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Payload: Government/Top Secret
International designator: 2021-101
Launches in 2021: 110th of 146

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