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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 01B
Launched
February 26, 2022
Summary
L-SAR 01B 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 February 26, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 355th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 6,201st orbital launch attempt. It was the 40th Long March 4C flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Ludi Tance 1-01B, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 603 × 608 km orbit inclined 97.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 40th Long March 4C flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 355th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 6,201st orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ludi Tance 1-01B · NORAD 51822 · 2022-018 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-018A
- Epoch
- 2022-02-27 02:40:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.89944274 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003322
- Inclination
- 97.8144°
- Ascending node
- 67.0523°
- Arg. of perigee
- 226.9881°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.5382°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Ludi Tance 1-01B · NORAD 51822 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y30 Stage 3 · re-entered April 30, 2025
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
85th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 2nd this year · 159th 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
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 3 earlier updates
New launch date per additional NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/23/2022 · source
Re-updated launch date to reflect start of launch window indicated by NOTAM filed before launch of L-SAR 01A, to be confirmed after more NOTAMs to be filed within Chinese borders.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/13/2022 · source
Added launch per official report from SAST and NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/26/2022 · source
Questions
When did L-SAR 01B launch?
L-SAR 01B launched on February 26, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch L-SAR 01B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched L-SAR 01B?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did L-SAR 01B launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did L-SAR 01B reach?
Ludi Tance 1-01B, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 603 × 608 km orbit inclined 97.8°.
How many satellites did L-SAR 01B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).