NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Huanjing-2A & 2B

Launch Time
Sun Sep 27, 2020 03:23 UTC

Rocket

Long March 4B
Image Credit: CASC
CASC
Status: Active
Price: $64.68 million
Liftoff Thrust: 2,993 kN
Payload to LEO: 4,200 kg
Payload to GTO: 1,500 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 46.97 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.8 m
Fairing Height: 11.74 m

Mission Details

Huanjing-2A & 2B

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.

Payloads: 2
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

LC-9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2020

75th orbital launch attempt

Long March 4B

40th mission
5th mission of 2020
39th successful mission
20th consecutive successful mission