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Huanjing-2A & 2B

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

03:23:00

Sunday September 27, 2020

Mission Details

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Huanjing-2A & 2B

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Huanjing-2A and Huanjing-2B are the second generation of small Chinese Earth observation satellites. It will provide all-weather (3 to 100-meter) imagery. They will form a co-orbital constellation with the Gaofen-1 and Gaofen-6 satellites.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

2 Payloads

Rocket

Active
Long March 4B

Active Since 1999

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

Price

$64.68 million

Rocket

Height: 46.97m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 4,200 kg

GTO: 1,500 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,993 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.8m

Height: 11.74m

Stages

3

Launch Site

LC-9

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

16 days 20 hours

Stats

Long March 4B

40th

Mission

5th

Mission of 2020

2020

75th

Orbital launch attempt