LAUNCH CENTER

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Mon May 30 2016
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Ziyuan 3-02 & ÑuSat-1 & -2 (Fresco and Batata)

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(3:17 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(3:17 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(3:17 AM 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.

Long March 4B rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Earth Science
  • Ziyuan is a series of remote sensing satellites in Sun-synchronous orbit around Earth. Ziyuan 3-02 is a Chinese Earth observation satellite, a high-resolution imaging satellite operated by the Ministry of Land and Resources of the People's Republic of China.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Taiyuan, People's Republic of China

Pad

Unknown Pad