CBERS-4A, ETRSS-1 & Others

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

03:22:00

Friday December 20, 2019

Mission Details

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Launch Notes

First Ethiopian satellite.

CBERS-4A

Wiki

The China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite program (CBERS) is a technological cooperation program between Brazil and China that develops and operates Earth observation satellites.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

1,980 kilograms

Rideshares

Other payloads were also flown on this mission: - Tianqin 1 - CAS 6 - Yuheng - Shuntian - Tianyan 01 - Tianyan 02 - Weilai 1R - FloripaSat 1

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

8 Payloads

ETRSS-1

Wiki

A collaboration between the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI), ETRSS-1 is Ethiopia's first satellite.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

70 kilograms

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


35th

Mission

4th

Mission of 2019

2019


98th

Orbital launch attempt