NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

L-SAR4-01 (LTDC-4A)

Launch Time
Sat Aug 12, 2023 17:26 UTC

Rocket

Long March 3B/E
Image Credit: CASC
CASC
Status: Active
Price: $29.15 million
Liftoff Thrust: 5,986 kN
Payload to LEO: 11,500 kg
Payload to GTO: 5,550 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 56.3 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.2 m
Fairing Height: 9.56 m

Mission Details

L-SAR4-01 (LTDC-4A)

China’s (and globally) first synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite put into geosynchronous orbit. It can provide unprecedented all-time Earth observations of an area near the same longitude and can provide unique non-interrupted observations for various uses.

Payloads: 1
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

LC-2, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2023

126th orbital launch attempt

Long March 3

149th mission
4th mission of 2023
141st successful mission
25th consecutive successful mission