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PIESAT-2 13-16
SUCCESS
19 SEPT 2026, 10:50 UTC
CHINA AEROSPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Launch record
Outcome
Success
Launched 19 Sept 2026, 10:50 UTC
Launch time
10:50 UTC
19 Sept 2026
Status
Success
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Window
10:43 UTC–11:06
UTC
Launch provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationRocket
Long March 2DPad
Launch Complex 9Mission type
Earth ScienceOrbit
Sun-Synchronous OrbitOrbital launch of the year
#226China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation launch of the year
#45Launch from this pad
#80Mission
4 X-band synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellites for the Chinese Earth observation satellite company PIESAT.
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Last updated 29 Sept 2026