China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Hongyan-1 & Yunhai-2 Group 01
Long March 2D/YZ-3
SUCCESS
Success
Saturday, December 29, 2018 · 08:00 UTC
Mission
/01Hongyan-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 Type
Communications
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Long March 2D/YZ-3
Variant: D/YZ-3
Launch Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
40.960° N, 100.298° E
62
Pad Launches
113
Location Launches
244
Agency Launches
114
Orbital This Year