Yaogan 39 satellite successfully launched, the 500th flight of the Long March series of rockets

Kuai Technology News on December 10, according to the "Our Space" public account, at 9:58 today, my country used the Long March 2D carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.The Yaogan 39 satellite was successfully launched into space. The satellite successfully entered the predetermined orbit and the launch mission was a complete success.It is worth mentioning thatThis mission is the 500th flight of the Long March series of launch vehicles.

Looking back 500 times in the Long March series,It took 37 years to complete the first hundred times, 5 years and 6 months to complete the second, 4 years and 4 months to complete the third, 2 years and 9 months to complete the fourth, and only 2 years to complete the fifth.

From a time perspective, the time taken for each hundred times is getting shorter and shorter, which also shows that our launch capability is getting stronger and stronger.

Data show that the Long March series of launch vehicles are space launch vehicles independently developed by China. The Long March launch vehicle started in the 1960s. On April 24, 1970, the "Long March 1" launch vehicle successfully launched the "Dongfanghong 1" satellite for the first time.

The Long March rocket has the ability to launch different types of satellites and manned spacecraft in low, medium and high earth orbits, and has unmanned deep space exploration capabilities.