LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Wed Oct 24 2018

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Haiyang 2B

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(10:57 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(10:57 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

(10:57 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Long March 4B

Description:

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
Haiyang is a series of Chinese marine remote sensing satellites. Haiyang 2B is a follow up to Haiyang 2A satellite. It is intended for monitoring the dynamic ocean environnement with microwave sensors to detect sea surface wind field, sea surface height and sea surface temperature.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Taiyuan, People's Republic of China

Pad

Launch Complex 9