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Long March 4B | Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite (TECIS)
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 377th launch · 25th this year · humanity's 6,275th orbital launch attempt
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Window: Aug 4, 03:00 – Aug 4, 03:28 UTC
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Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite (TECIS)
Note: Launch vehicle and payload uncertain. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Monitoring Satellite (TECIS) is intended to evaluate forest biomass, measure atmospheric aerosol content, and detect photosynthetic fluorescence. These measurements will contribute to efforts to combat global warming. The satellite carries 4 instruments: Multi-Beam LIDAR, Directional Multi-Spectral Camera, Directional Polarization Camera, and Chlorophyll Fluorescence Hyper-Spectral Monitor (SIFIS) The satellite will operate in a sun-synchronous orbit at a height of 506 km, at 10:30 AM local time in the descending mode, with a designed lifetime of 8 years.
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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Pad — Launch Complex 9
78 launches from this pad · 157 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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