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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
L-SAR 01A
Launched
January 25, 2022
Summary
L-SAR 01A launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4C from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on January 25, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 354th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,189th orbital launch attempt. It was the 39th Long March 4C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Ludi Tance 1-01A, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 598 × 608 km orbit inclined 97.8°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 39th Long March 4C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 354th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,189th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ludi Tance 1-01A · NORAD 51284 · 2022-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-007A
- Epoch
- 2022-01-26 01:13:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.90646953 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007725
- Inclination
- 97.8028°
- Ascending node
- 35.4172°
- Arg. of perigee
- 248.74°
- Mean anomaly
- 205.0448°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- Ludi Tance 1-01A · NORAD 51284 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y29 Stage 3 · re-entered January 24, 2026
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese civilian L-Band radar Earth observation satellite.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
84th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 1st this year · 158th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; launch vehicle and payload identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/21/2022 · source
Questions
When did L-SAR 01A launch?
L-SAR 01A launched on January 25, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch L-SAR 01A?
Coverage: Long March-4C launches L-SAR 01A. Watch the replay
What rocket launched L-SAR 01A?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did L-SAR 01A launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did L-SAR 01A reach?
Ludi Tance 1-01A, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 598 × 608 km orbit inclined 97.8°.
How many satellites did L-SAR 01A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).