China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Long March 4B | Hai Yang 2A
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.August 15, 2011 · 22:57 UTCAdd to calendar
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 90th launch · 8th this year · humanity's 5,150th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 15, 22:57 – Aug 15, 22:57 UTC
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Haiyang-2A
Haiyang-2A was China's first ocean-dynamics satellite, carrying a radar altimeter, scatterometer and microwave radiometer to measure sea-surface height, winds and temperature from a sun-synchronous orbit.
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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Pad — Launch Complex 7
Local pad time: Aug 16, 6:57 AM GMT+8
32 launches from this pad · 160 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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