Long March 2D | Unknown Payload
Long March 2D is scheduled to launch the Unknown Payload mission for China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China, no earlier than Nov 11, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Long March 2D | Unknown Payload
Launched Nov 11, 2026 8:40:00 PMGo
Flight direction
90° E
orbit unknown: due east assumed
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.
Can I see it from my city?
Twilight launch: the exhaust plume high up can catch the sunlight and glow like a jellyfish, visible from very far away.
None of the cities on this site is close enough to see it.
Rough guide: clouds, the horizon and the rocket's path decide in the end.
About the mission
Details TBD.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Wed, Nov 11 · 8:40:00 PM · in 6.1 days
- Status
- Go
- Launch provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Rocket
- Long March 2D
- Mission type
- Unknown
- Target orbit
- N/A
- Launch pad
- Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China