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Long March 4B | CBERS-4A
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 4B · Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 269th launch · 25th this year · humanity's 5,918th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 20, 03:13 – Dec 20, 03:41 UTC
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CBERS-4A
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.
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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Pad — Launch Complex 9
Local pad time: Dec 20, 11:22 AM GMT+8
78 launches from this pad · 157 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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