Launch success.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation / MISSION BRIEFING
PIESAT-2 13-16
Long March 2D · Earth Science
Success
LAUNCH TIMEMISSION COMPLETETiming is subject to mission updates
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Mission overview
4 X-band synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellites for the Chinese Earth observation satellite company PIESAT.
- Mission
- PIESAT-2 13-16
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Target orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Timeline
Scheduled event sequence from Launch Library 2. These are planned milestones, not confirmed telemetry. Events remain unconfirmed until a verified source reports them.
A verified event timeline has not been published for this mission.
Mission intelligence
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Listening for verified changes
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Read source update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Schedule history
No changes recorded
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Rocket
Long March 2DChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · ChinaThe 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.
Payload
PIESAT-2 13-16
Payload details are described in the mission overview. No independently structured payload manifest or payload mass has been provided by the source.
Target orbit
SCHEMATIC · NOT A FLIGHT TRAJECTORY
- Orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Classification
- SSO
Launch site
Launch Complex 9
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Latitude
- 38.86313°
- Longitude
- 111.58957°
- Country
- China
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
Live & mission coverage
No verified official livestream has been announced. Check mission sources for coverage updates.
Sources
Source links and confidence are preserved with each mission. Official updates take priority when verified.
Launch Library 2high · P80
ll.thespacedevs.com · Updated Sep 20, 2026 23:46 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
m.weibo.cn · Updated Sep 20, 2026 23:46 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
forum.nasaspaceflight.com · Updated Sep 20, 2026 23:46 UTCMission photographs are provided by the original sources. Their rights remain with their creators; consult the source before reusing an image.