NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Yaogan 14 & Tiantuo-1

Launch Time
Thu May 10, 2012 07:06 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

Yaogan 14

The Yaogan 14 (Remote Sensing Satellite 14) government remote sensing satellite, likely also used as a military reconnaissance satellite, was launched by a CZ-4B rocket from China's Taiyuan space center on 10 May 2012. It is an optical reconnaissance satellite.

Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Tiantuo-1

The TT 1 (Tiantuo 1) is a nanosatellite built by the National University of Defense Technology (NUDT). The satellite will perform experiments on optical imaging, detection of on-orbit atomic oxygen intensity, and receiving signals from the marine Automatic Identification System (AIS).

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 9.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

LC-9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2012

22nd orbital launch attempt

Long March 4B

18th mission
2nd mission of 2012
18th successful mission