Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Huanjing-1A & 1B
Chinese Earth observation satellites. The Huanjing series are satellites for disaster and environmental monitoring ("huanjing" is Chinese for "environment"). The satellites will be capable of visible, infrared, multi-spectral, and synthetic aperture radar imaging.
Payloads: 2
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
LC-7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
2008
43rd orbital launch attempt
Long March 2C
27th mission
1st mission of 2008
27th successful mission