Overview
Most satellites launched via Long March 2D are intended for government use (49.5%) and for the purpose of earth observation (65.7%).
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Insights from the dataset of satellites launched via Long March 2D
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Apogee, Perigee & Period
Highlights on some of the satellites launched via Long March 2D:
Designed for earth observation (Optical Imaging), Beijing-3 is a commercial satellite operated by 21st Century Aerospace Technology (21AT) (China).
Delivered via Long March 2D (launch vehicle) from Taiyuan Launch Center, it was launched into space on 11 June 2021 and orbits the Earth as a sun-synchronous LEO satellite. Beijing-3 was constructed by Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CASC) (China).
Beijing-3 navigates with the COSPAR ID 2021-050A and NORAD ID 48840.
With an orbital eccentricity of 1.09E-03, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 487km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 502km. It takes 95 minutes to orbit the Earth at an inclination of 98 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
Heaviest satellite launched by Saudi Arabia into space at 425 kg
Operated by Space Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology of Saudi Arabia, Saudisat-5A is a government satellite launched for the purpose of earth observation (Optical Imaging).
Constructed by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (Saudi Arabia), it was launched into space using Long March 2D as the launch vehicle from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on 7 December 2018. Saudisat-5A orbits around the Earth as a sun-synchronous LEO satellite.
Saudisat-5A has a launch mass of 425 kg and is expected to have a operational lifetime of 5 years. It navigates with the COSPAR ID 2018-102A and NORAD ID 43831.
Taking 95 minutes to orbit the Earth, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 533km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 551km. The eccentricity of the orbit is 1.30E-03 and it orbits at an inclination of 98 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
A government satellite, Yunhai-1 2 is operated by Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology of China for the purpose of earth observation (Earth Science).
Delivered via Long March 2D (launch vehicle) from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, it was launched into space on 25 September 2019 and orbits the Earth as a sun-synchronous LEO satellite. Yunhai-1 2 was constructed by Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) (China).
Yunhai-1 2 orbits around the Earth with the COSPAR ID 2019-063A and NORAD ID 44547.
Taking 101 minutes to orbit the Earth, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 782km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 785km. The eccentricity of the orbit is 2.10E-04 and it orbits at an inclination of 99 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
Compare Yunhai-1 2 with Hubble Space Telescope from ESA/USA.
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