Shiyan 30 03-04

Lofted the Shiyan-30 (03) and Shiyan-30 (04) satellites, built by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology for Earth-observation technology testing and verification, from Xichang using a Long March 2D topped with a Yuanzheng-3 upper stage.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

2 T (est.)

Flight

97th

of 101 Long March 2D flights

Date and time

12 March 2026, 22:33 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

2026-048

Launches in 2026

52nd of 243

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