Long March 2D/YZ-3 | Hongyan-1 & Yunhai-2 Group 01

Long March 2D/YZ-3

Dec 29, 2018, 8:00 AM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Mission Details

Hongyan-1 is the first demonstration satellite for Hongyan, which is a planned constellation consisting of 320 satellites in low Earth orbit. Yunhai-2 is a constellation of Chinese military meteorological satellites. Reportedly the satellites use Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO) to collect atmospheric data for weather prediction and for ionosphere, climate, and gravity research.

Type: Communications
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

Pad: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Country: 🇨🇳 CHN