Past launch
Launched successfully
4 x SatNet test satellites
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launches / Long March 2D
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
This was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 16th launch of 2026, and its 586th in all.
Counting every operator, it was the 96th orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2026, and the second from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1).
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Officially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellites". Probably 4 test satellites for the Chinese state-owned LEO communication satellite constellation SatNet.
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.
100 flights, 99 of them successful.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
612 launches so far, 596 of them successful. The last 3 in a row went to plan.
It went up from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) at Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China.
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