flown missionSuccess

Long March 2C/YZ-1S | RSW-04 - 06

China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) — Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaMay 20, 2022, 10:30 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: RSW-04 - 06
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Polar Orbit (PO)

"Ronghe Shiyan Weixing" (RSW) = "Integrated Experimental Satellite" are test satellites that will be used to develop a state-owned Chinese low-earth orbit constellation, Xingwang, consisting of several thousand satellites.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): May 20, 2022, 10:30 UTC
Window opens: May 20, 2022, 10:20 UTC
Window closes: May 20, 2022, 10:55 UTC
Last updated: Aug 04, 2023, 08:51 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Long March 2C/YZ-1S
Family: Long March
Variant: C/YZ-1S
Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Type: Government
Country: CHN

launch site

Pad: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Country: CHN
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates: 40.9605, 100.2981