LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Tue Jul 31 2018
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Gaofen-11
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(3:00 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(2:54 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(3:18 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Long March 4BDescription:
The Long March 4B (Chinese: 长征四号乙火箭), also known as the Chang Zheng 4B, CZ-4B and LM-4B is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. Launched from Launch Complex 1 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, it is a 3-stage rocket, used mostly to place satellites into low Earth and sun synchronous orbits.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Earth Science
- The Gaofen-11 satellite is believed to be a Earth-imaging satellite that Chinese state media claims, "can be used for land survey, urban planning, road network design, agriculture, and disaster relief".
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Taiyuan, People's Republic of China
Pad
Launch Complex 9