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Haiyang 1C

Chang Zheng 2C launch from Taiyuan (China) on September 7, 2018, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 7, 2018 · 03:15 UTCLaunch 2018-068Launch no. 5,770 in the log
RocketChang Zheng 2Cvariant b
SpaceportTaiyuanpad LC9?
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyCALTChina

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 7, 2018, 03:15
Launch designation
2018-068
Mission
Haiyang 1C
Vehicle flight ID
Y39

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
787 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.442 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Hai Yang 1-032018-068ANORAD 43609State Remote Sensing CenterOptical imaging442 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.