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Long March 2D launches PIESAT-2 13-16 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's Long March 2D lifted off from Launch Complex 9 at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on 19 Sep 2026 10:50:00 UTC. The flight succeeded.
The flight
The window opened at 10:43 UTC and ran 23 minutes. Liftoff came 7 minutes into it.
The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit.
The mission
4 X-band synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellites for the Chinese Earth observation satellite company PIESAT.
Payload description as recorded by Launch Library 2.
By the numbers
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has now flown 615 launches in total. Its run of consecutive successful launches stands at 6.
It was the 80th launch from Launch Complex 9.
| Liftoff | 19 Sep 2026 10:50:00 UTC |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Launch Successful |
| Vehicle | Long March 2D |
| Provider | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
| Pad | Launch Complex 9 |
| Target orbit | Sun-Synchronous Orbit |
Written by Everything Space from Launch Library 2’s record of this flight — every figure above comes from that record. Fetched Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:35:36 GMT.