Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launch probability
Not published
Window opens
March 25, 2026 at 10:43 PM UTC
Window closes
March 25, 2026 at 11:05 PM UTC
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March 26, 2026 at 3:43 AM UTC
Mission description
Commercial Synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellites built by CAST for China Siwei Survey and Mapping Technology Co. Ltd.
Vehicle
Long March 2D
Long March · D
Height
38.3 m
Diameter
3.35 m
LEO capacity
3,500 kg
Successful launches
99
Launch complex
Launch Complex 9
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is a People's Republic of China space and defense launch facility. It is situated in Kelan County, Xinzhou, Shanxi Province and is the second of four launch sites having been founded in March 1966 and coming into full operation in 1968.
