Chinese agency overseeing development of spacecraft. People's Liberation Army, China.
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Launch Site:
Taiyuan.
Launch Vehicle:
DF-11.
- Test launch - .
Nation: China. Agency: PLA. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2004 April 18 - .
15:59 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Xichang.
Launch Complex:
Xichang LC1.
Launch Pad: LC1?.
LV Family:
CZ.
Launch Vehicle:
CZ-2C.
- Unannounced Chinese satellite? - .
Nation: China. Agency: PLA. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance radar satellite. Decay Date: 2004-08-21 . USAF Sat Cat: 28223 . COSPAR: 2004-012D. Apogee: 532 km (330 mi). Perigee: 339 km (210 mi). Inclination: 97.7000 deg. Period: 93.30 min. The announced mass of the two satellites launched was far less than the payload capability of the CZ-2C. It was believed that an unannounced military satellite may have been orbited. Object 2004-12D was in a much lower perigee orbit of 350 x 606 km x 97 deg and may have separated prior to second stage vernier cutoff.
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