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December 29, 2018 • 3:00 AM UTC
Long March 2D/YZ-3 | Hongyan-1 & Yunhai-2 Group 01
Long March 2D/YZ-3 • Long March
Launch ID
ca4bba85-3828-4644-a58d-715d6e79a778
Rocket
Long March 2D/YZ-3
Type
Long March
ℹ️ Official Details
Hongyan-1 is the first demonstration satellite for Hongyan, which is a planned constellation consisting of 320 satellites in low Earth orbit.
Yunhai-2 is a constellation of Chinese military meteorological satellites. Reportedly the satellites use Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO) to collect atmospheric data for weather prediction and for ionosphere, climate, and gravity research.