Past launch
Launched successfully
Shiyan 31
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 45th launch of 2025, and its 546th in all.
Counting every operator, it was the 233rd orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2025, and the 10th from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603).
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Chinese satellite reported to be for "new optical imaging technological demonstration" purposes. Actual usage not known.
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 Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China.
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