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Long March 2C | MisrSat-2

December 4, 2023 at 4:10 AM UTC

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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December 4, 2023 at 4:10 AM UTC

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Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 40.9605, 100.2981

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Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Launch probability
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December 4, 2023 at 4:02 AM UTC
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December 4, 2023 at 4:25 AM UTC
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December 1, 2023 at 2:57 AM UTC

Mission description

MisrSat-2 is an Earth observation satellite for the Egyptian Space Agency built by China, with participation from Egyptian engineers and scientists offering opportunity to acquire on-the-project experience in satellite design and integration from China, using facilities available in Egypt. Also riding on this launch is Starpool-02A/B, multi-purpose communication, remote sensing and navigation enhancement satellites from Beijing based ELLIPSPACE.

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Long March-2C launches MisrSat-2 and StarPool-1 02 A/B

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Vehicle

Long March 2C

Long March · C

Height

42 m

Diameter

3.35 m

LEO capacity

3,850 kg

Successful launches

65

Launch complex

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).

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Mission updates

Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.

November 28, 2023 at 8:19 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

Delayed to December 4 per NOTAMs.

December 1, 2023 at 2:57 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

Launch success.

December 4, 2023 at 4:43 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin