Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launch probability
Not published
Window opens
October 6, 1992 at 6:20 AM UTC
Window closes
October 6, 1992 at 6:20 AM UTC
Feed updated
August 4, 2023 at 3:05 AM UTC
Mission description
Chinese reconnaissance satellite. The Freja magnetospheric research satellite was launched on 6 October 1992 as a "piggyback" payload on a Long March 2C (CZ-2C) rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China.
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 2B
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).
