China launches CZ-8 on 22 satellite rideshare mission

NASASpaceFlight.com Forums L2 Sign Up Artemis SpaceX Commercial ISS International Other Shop China launches CZ-8 on 22 satellite rideshare mission written by Adrian Beil February 27, 2022 China launched the second Chang Zheng 8 on Sunday from LC-201 at the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center. The liftoff occurred at 03:06 UTC and was confirmed a success an hour later. The mission flew to a Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) and took a variety of payloads to space on a rideshare mission. The full weight of the payload, including the adaptor, was 2.6 tons, with the satellites massing 1.7 tons. On this mission, the rideshare included 22 payloads, hence the name “One Arrow, 22 Stars”. More

(Source: NASASpaceFlight.com - Feb 27)