China National Space Administration
Long March 2D
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) is the national space agency of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for the national space program and for planning and development of space activities. CNSA and China Aerospace Corporation (CASC) assumed the authority over space development efforts previously held by the Ministry of Aerospace Industry. The CNSA has many launch sites around China with their orbital sites located in Jiuquan, Xichang, Taiyuan and Wenchang.
INFO WIKILaunch Vehicle
Long March 2D
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Family: Long March
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 satellites.
WIKIEarth Science
SaudiSat 5A and 5B are Earth observation satellites developed by KACST (King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology). They share the launch with several microsatellites for private Chinese companies.
Launch Window
NET: December 7th 2018 - 04:12 UTC
Launch WindowOpen: December 7th 2018 - 04:04 UTC
Close: December 7th 2018 - 04:25 UTC
Watch the Launch
Jiuquan, People's Republic of China
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan
Links
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUPbLXKuVwohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgTC4m6pqHU