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

Name: Long March 2D/YZ-3 | Hongyan-1 & Yunhai-2 Group 01
Start: 2018-12-29T08:00:05Z
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: December 29, 2018 at 08:00 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Long March 2D/YZ-3
Operator: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission type: Communications