Long March 2C/YZ-1S | DRO-A/B

Name: Long March 2C/YZ-1S | DRO-A/B
Start: 2024-03-13T12:51:00Z
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: March 13, 2024 at 12:51 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Long March 2C/YZ-1S
Operator: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission type: Technology