LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Wed Nov 09 2011
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Tianxun-1
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(3:21 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(3:21 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(3:21 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
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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
- A Chinese microsatellite built by the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Earth observation with maximum resolution of 30 metres.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Pad
Launch Complex 9