Long March 2D | CAS Pathfinder-1

Mission Status

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

Mission Updates

11 nov, 12:52 Cosmic_Penguin

Launch success.

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5 nov, 06:42 Cosmic_Penguin

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

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Mission Details

The Chinese Academy of Science (CAS)' Pathfinder-1 satellites is built for in-orbit validation of critical technologies for the upcoming main missions of CAS' "Origins” Space Science Program, which consists of 4 upcoming astronomical observatory missions to be launched by 2030: * Discovering the Sky at the Longest wavelength (DSL * Solar Polar Orbit Observatory (SPO) * Earth 2.0 (ET) * Enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry (eXTP) The mission consists of a main satellite and 3 sub-satellites, the later of which flies in formation to demonstrate a low frequency radio astronomy interferometry instrument. The main satellite also contains the following science instrument: * Very Large Area Gamma-ray Space Telescope Pathfinder (VLAST-P) * a magnetometer (MHI) * an upper atmosphere LiDAR (HiRAL) * a Langmuir Probe (LMP) * a space weather monitor (SWEM)

Tipo Missione Technology
Orbita Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch Window 11:32 - 12:05

Rocket Configuration

Name Long March 2D
Manufacturer China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Height 38.3 m
Diameter 3.35 m
Maiden Flight 1992-08-09
Success Rate 101/102 (99%)

The Long March 2D, also known as the Chang Zheng 2D, CZ-2D and LM-2D, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is a 2-stage carrier rocket mainly used for launching LEO and SSO satellites.