China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
CBERS-4A
Launched
December 20, 2019 · 03:22 UTC
Image: CASC
Summary
CBERS-4A launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4B from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 20, 2019 at 03:22 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:13 to 03:41 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 269th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 5,918th orbital launch attempt. It was the 35th Long March 4B flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). TQ-OSCAR-108, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 622 × 642 km orbit inclined 98.0°. 13 objects from this launch are catalogued, 9 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 35th Long March 4B flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 269th launch25th this yearhumanity's 5,918th orbital launch attempt98th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
TQ-OSCAR-108 · NORAD 44881 · 2019-093 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 13 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-093C
- Epoch
- 2019-12-20 08:05:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.81396101 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014216
- Inclination
- 97.977°
- Ascending node
- 66.4349°
- Arg. of perigee
- 261.0715°
- Mean anomaly
- 184.2675°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
13 catalogued: 9 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; 12 still in orbit
- TQ-OSCAR-108 · NORAD 44881 · in orbit
- Zi Yuan 1-04A · NORAD 44883 · in orbit
- FloripaSat 1 · NORAD 44885 · in orbit
- BDSAGR-1 · in orbit
- ETRSS-1 · in orbit
- Shuntian · in orbit
- Yuheng · in orbit
- Yizheng 1 · in orbit
- Xingshidai 8 · in orbit
CZ-4B Y44 Stage 3 · re-entered January 27, 2026
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
On April 24, 2015, China and Brazil have signed the agreement for the construction of CBERS-4A. It's a third satellite in the continuity to the CBERS program, and a sixth CBERS satellite to be constructed. The CBERS satellites enhance and complement the existing remote sensing systems in an effort to improve our knowledge about the Earth environment and resources.
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
42nd launch from Launch Complex 9, 6th this year · 82nd from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 20, 11:22 AM GMT+8, in daylight
80 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did CBERS-4A launch?
CBERS-4A launched on December 20, 2019 at 03:22 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:13 to 03:41 UTC.
Where can I watch CBERS-4A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched CBERS-4A?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did CBERS-4A launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Dec 20, 11:22 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did CBERS-4A reach?
TQ-OSCAR-108, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 622 × 642 km orbit inclined 98.0°.
How many satellites did CBERS-4A launch?
9 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 9 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).