Haiyang 2D
Long March 4B
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Haiyang 2D
Type: Earth Science
Haiyang (Chinese: “Ocean”), abbreviated HY, is a marine remote sensing satellite series planned by China.
Trajectory
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Location
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Jiuquan, People’s Republic of China
193 rockets have launched from Jiuquan, People’s Republic of China.
Rocket
Long March 4B – China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Family: Long March 4
- Length: 44.1 m
- Diameter: 3.35 m
- Launch Mass: 249 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 4200 kg
The Long March 4B was manufactured by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation with the first launch on 1999-05-10. Long March 4B has 48 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 49 launches. 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.
Agency
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation – CASC
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: CASC
- Administration: Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei
- Founded: 1999
- Launchers: Long March
- Country: CHN
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
The Long March Continues…………
Surprising news about the Long March 5B boosters right?? Scary and bad job China.
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