Mission
Long March 2C launched Yaogan 51-07 to 09 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) (LC-3 (LC-3/LA-1)) at Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China.
Before the flight
3 Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.
- Launched
- 23:58 UTC+8 at the pad
- Rocket
- Long March 2CCASC
- Destination
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang, China4th launch from this pad in 2026158 days after the last
52nd
CASC launch of 2026
Long March 2C
CASC67 launches since September 1982, 66 successful
42m
Height
3.4m
Diameter
233t
Mass at liftoff
3.9t
Payload to low Earth orbit
About Long March 2C
The Long March 2C is a family of expendable launch vehicles made and operated by China. It is a two stage launch vehicle with storable propellants, consisting of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine.
Orbit estimated from CelesTrak’s elementsMeasured trackSpaceX’s predicted path
In orbit now
The crewed stations and Hubble, once around the Earth every 92 to 94 minutes
| Spacecraft | Altitude | Speed |
|---|---|---|
| ISSDocked: Soyuz MS-29, Crew-13In sunlight | 434km | 27,537km/h |
| TiangongDocked: Shenzhou-23In sunlight | 383km | 27,662km/h |
| Shenzhou-23In sunlight | 383km | 27,662km/h |
| Soyuz MS-29In sunlight | 434km | 27,537km/h |
| Crew-13In sunlight | 434km | 27,537km/h |
| HubbleIn sunlight | 468km | 27,482km/h |
Estimated for from CelesTrak’s orbital elements, up to 37 h old.
