Long March 2D | PIESAT-2 13-16
Long March 2D launched the PIESAT-2 13-16 mission for China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on Sep 19, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Launch Complex 9 · Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Long March 2D | PIESAT-2 13-16
Launched Sep 19, 2026 7:50:00 PMSuccess
4 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
190° S
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 97.5°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
4 X-band synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellites for the Chinese Earth observation satellite company PIESAT.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Sat, Sep 19 · 7:50:00 PM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Rocket
- Long March 2D
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Target orbit
- SSO
- Launch pad
- Launch Complex 9 · Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China