One arrow and nine "Geely" stars! The number of single-launched satellites of Chang ErC hit a record high

　　China News Agency, Beijing, June 2 (Ma Shuisha) At 12:00 on June 2, Beijing time, China used the Long March 2C carrier rocket (hereinafter referred to as: Chang ErC rocket) at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center to successfully launch Geely Constellation 01 satellites, 9 satellites successfully entered the predetermined orbit.

This is the fourth space launch of the Chang Er C rocket in 2022, and the number of satellites launched by this type of rocket has reached a new high.

Photo by Li Xiaomeng

　　The Geely Constellation 01 satellites launched this time were developed by Zhejiang Shikong Daoyu Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Geely Technology Group.

The nine satellites launched this time are all equipped with multi-spectral remote sensing payloads, which are mainly used for research and verification of related technologies such as future travel services of intelligent connected vehicles, vehicle-machine/mobile-phone-satellite interaction, etc., to support related marine environmental protection public welfare actions.

　　The Chang Er C rocket is a normal temperature liquid carrier rocket developed by the First Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It is mainly used for sun-synchronous orbit and other low-orbit satellite launch missions.

The long two-propellant rocket used in this mission is a two-stage state configuration. In this state, the total length of the whole arrow exceeds 42 meters, and the take-off mass of the whole arrow is 242 tons.

This is the fourth launch mission of the Chang-2-C rocket this year, and it has only been more than ten days since the last successful launch of this type of rocket (May 20).

　　According to Xing Jianwei, deputy chief designer of the First Dean and Second C rocket, the number of satellites launched by the Chang II C rocket in this mission has set a new record.

Previously, in October 2018, the Chang Er C rocket launched the Sino-French ocean satellite and seven small satellites with one arrow and eight satellites; in March 2022, one arrow and seven satellites launched the Galaxy Aerospace six communication satellites and one carrying small satellite.

The Chang-2-C rocket completed the deployment of all 9 satellites on an orbital plane in one launch.

　　This mission is the 422nd flight of the Long March series of launch vehicles.

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