Name: VRSS-1 launch
Start: 2012-09-29T04:12:04+00:00
End: 2012-09-29T04:12:04+00:00
Location: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission brief

The mission

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

PayloadVRSS-1

OrbitUnknown

CustomerChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Stages2

PadLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Flight plan

Mission timeline

14 / 14100%

The range

Where it leaves Earth

Launch site

Ground vector

Site locked

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Global range

Latitude: 40.960°N
Longitude: 100.298°E

Can I see this?

Distance and a plain visibility call from a place you choose. Trajectory is not modeled — night launches travel farther across the sky than daylight ones.

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Range weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear

Watch

TrackingNo active constraints

Weather rules

Clear — tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern: No weather issues
Rule count: 0
Temperature: Not reported
Surface wind: Not reported

Window

04:12 AM UTC – 04:12 AM UTC

Hardware

Vehicle & provider

Vehicle

Long March 2D

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The Long March 2D, also known as the Chang Zheng 2D, CZ-2D and LM-2D, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is a 2-stage carrier rocket mainly used for launching LEO and SSO satellite...

Height38.3 m

LEO Payload3,500 kg

Launches624

Successes601

Provider

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

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CHN • Founded 1999

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufactu...

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