Launch
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Long March 4B | Shijian 26
- Mission
- rocket
- Pad
- Agency
Mission
Shijian 26
Government/Top Secret
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Chinese experimental satellite claimed to be for "Earth observation & environmental management" purposes, details not known.
Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Pad
Location
Asia/Shanghai
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).
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Rocket
Long March 4B
The Long March 4B (Chinese: 长征四号乙火箭), also known as the Chang Zheng 4B, CZ-4B and LM-4B is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. Launched from Launch Complex 1 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, it is a 3-stage rocket, used mostly to place satellites into low Earth and sun synchronous orbits.
Family: Long March
Variant: B
Details
Min stage: 3
Max stage: 3m
Length: 44.1m
Diameter: 3.35
First Flight: May 10, 1999
Total launch count: 53
Successful launches: 52
Failed launches: 1
Consecutive successful launches: 33
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 4200kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) capacity: 1500kg
Manufacturer
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Government
CHN
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
1999
Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei
Long March
Agency
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
Details
Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei
1999
Long March
Total launch count: 526
Successful launches: 512
Consecutive successful launches: 68
Failed launches: 14
Pending launches: 7