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PIESAT-2 13-16 launch time, date and countdown

Success Sep 19, 2026, 5:50 AM CDT

Launch complete

Recorded launch time: (Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 10:50 UTC)

Launch details

US Central
UTC
Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 10:50 UTC
Launch window
5:43 AM CDT – 6:06 AM CDT
10:43 UTC – 11:06 UTC
Status
Success Launch Successful
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (Government)
Rocket
Long March 2D
Mission
PIESAT-2 13-16
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Pad
Launch Complex 9
Location
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Country code
CHN

Times can change. Central time is America/Chicago (CST/CDT). Source: Launch Library 2.

About this launch

PIESAT-2 13-16 is a launch of the Long March 2D rocket operated by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. The recorded launch time was Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 5:50 AM CDT (Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 10:50 UTC). The launch window runs from 5:43 AM CDT to 6:06 AM CDT (10:43 UTC to 11:06 UTC). The launch site is Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. The target orbit is Sun-Synchronous Orbit. Mission type: Earth Science. Launch Library 2 lists the current status as “Launch Successful”.

Mission description

4 X-band synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellites for the Chinese Earth observation satellite company PIESAT.

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