Long March 2D | SaudiSat 5A & 5B

Successful Launch

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Dec. 7, 2018, 4:12 a.m.

Launch Window

Dec. 7, 2018, 4:04 a.m. - Dec. 7, 2018, 4:25 a.m.


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Low Earth Orbit Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) Jiuquan, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 2D

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

(CASC)

Successes: 189 Failures: 8 Pending: 16

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Launch Vehicle

Long March 2D

Configuration:
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.

Earth 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.

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Jiuquan, People's Republic of China

Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgTC4m6pqHU

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