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DRO-A/B

Long March 2C/YZ-1SChina Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 · 12:51 PM UTCAdd to Calendar

This mission is complete.

Vehicle

Long March 2C/YZ-1S

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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...

Height42 m
LEO Payload3,850 kg
Launches600
Successes575

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...

Mission Brief

Two spacecraft by the Chinese Academy of Sciences designed to perform communication and navigation testing from a Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) around the Moon with a 3rd satellite in Low Earth Orbit.

PayloadDRO-A/B
OrbitLunar Orbit
CustomerChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Stages3
PadLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Timeline

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Launch Site

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

LAUNCH SITE
28.247°N, 102.029°E

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.