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Long March 2D | Unknown Payload

Details TBD.

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Friday, April 17, 2026
04:10:00 AM UTC12:10 PM GMT+8 local
22m windowAccurate to the hour
Long March 2D | Unknown Payload
Mission
T-Minus
—±hour
Probability
—weather window
Window
22mlaunch window
Orbit
N/AUnknown
Mission Type
Unknown
Global # This Year
#88orbital attempts
Agency # This Year
#15China
Vehicle
Launch Vehicle
Long March 2DLong March
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationGovernment
Success Rate
—
Total Launches
—all-time
Launch Site
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Pad Launches
135from this pad
Site Launches
282from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Latitude
40.9605°
Longitude
100.2981°
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Weather
Status
CAUTIONlaunch site · live
Temperature
16.5°C62°F · feels 8.6°C
Wind
32.4 km/h NW20 mph · 304°
Cloud Cover
88%overcast
Visibility
24.1 kmunrestricted
Humidity
18%nominal
Precipitation
0 mm0% chance
Pressure
894 hPasurface
Daylight
Conditions
DaytimeJiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Sunrise
06:38 AM GMT+8local
Sunset
07:59 PM GMT+8local
Daylight
13h 21mtotal today
Orbital launches this year#88globally
Agency launches this year#15China
Launches from this pad135Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Launches from this site282Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Mission Data

Launch VehicleLong March 2D
Vehicle FamilyLong March
Launch Provider🇨🇳 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Provider TypeGovernment
Mission TypeUnknown
Target OrbitUnknown
Launch PadLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location🇨🇳 Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China CHN
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Status Note

Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.

Launch Site Weather

🌡Temperature
16.5°C62°F · feels 8.6°C
💨Wind
32.4 km/h NW20 mph · 304°
🌧Precipitation
0 mm0% chance
💧Humidity
18%
👁Visibility
24.1 km
⬇Pressure
894 hPa
☁Cloud Cover
88%
Daylight · Daytime
Sunrise06:38 AM GMT+8
Sunset07:59 PM GMT+8
13h 21m of daylight
Location

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Launch Site

Est. trajectory · N/A
40.9605°N · 100.2981°E

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