Huiyan (HXMT (Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope))
Long March 4B
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Huiyan (HXMT (Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope))
Type: Astrophysics
Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) is a Chinese X-ray space observatory. This will be China’s first astronomy satellite, and it is tasked with observation of black holes, neutron stars and other phenomena based on their X-ray and gamma ray emissions.
Location
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Jiuquan, People’s Republic of China
177 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 46 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 47 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
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.
