9 December 2009, 08:42 UTC
Yaogan Weixing 7
Placed Yaogan-7, a Chinese electro-optical reconnaissance satellite of the Jianbing-6 series with 1-3 meter resolution, into sun-synchronous orbit from Jiuquan.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 800 kg
- Flight
- 11th
- of 101 Long March 2D flights
- Date and time
- 9 December 2009, 08:42 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
- 2009-069
- Launches in 2009
- 72nd of 78
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