2023-120 Success
Long March 3B/E | L-SAR4-01 (LTDC-4A)
Aug 12, 2023, 05:26 PM UTC
Track in KeepTrackLaunch Overview
Vehicle
Chang Zheng 3B
Agency
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Site / Pad
XSC / LC2
Outcome
Success
Flight
Y92
COSPAR Designator
2023-120
Mission
L-SAR4-01 (LTDC-4A) (Earth Science)
China’s (and globally) first synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite being 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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Long March 3B/E
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Agency launches
430 (25 YTD)
Site launches
189 (6 YTD)
Pad launches
105 (4 YTD)