Shiyan Weixing 4 & Chuang Xin 1C

Long March 2D launched two Chinese satellites: Shiyan 4, an experimental Earth-observation technology demonstrator, and Chuangxin 1-03, a small satellite for environmental data collection and transmission.

Outcome

Success

Payload to orbit

290 kg (est.)

Flight

15th

of 101 Long March 2D flights

Date and time

20 November 2011, 00:15 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

Unknown

International designator

2011-068

Launches in 2011

71st of 84

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