China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Long March 4B | Ziyuan 3 & VesselSat-2
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 102nd launch · 1st this year · humanity's 5,191st orbital launch attempt
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Window: Jan 9, 03:17 – Jan 9, 03:17 UTC
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Ziyuan 3 & VesselSat-2
Ziyuan 3 was China's first civilian high-resolution stereo-mapping satellite, carrying three-line-array cameras for topographic surveying. It launched with VesselSat-2, a LuxSpace ship-tracking (AIS) satellite for Orbcomm.
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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Pad — Launch Complex 9
79 launches from this pad · 160 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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