Long March 4B | Haiyang 2E

Mission Status

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Mission Updates

2 lug, 00:31 Cosmic_Penguin

Launch success.

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26 giu, 11:44 Cosmic_Penguin

Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.

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Mission Details

Haiyang 2E (Chinese: "Ocean"), abbreviated HY-2E, is a marine remote sensing satellite of China. The HY-2 series' primary objective is to measure ocean dynamic and regional environmental trends in the microwave spectral range, plus measurements of parameters such as marine wind vector, marine surface heat and Sea Surface Temperature (SST). These ocean dynamics real-time data aid aero-marine forecasts for the prevention of, and relief in the event of, natural disasters. Instruments carried include: * Microwave Radiometer Imager (MWRI) * Radar Altimeter (RA) * Ku-band Rotational Fan-beam Scatterometer (SCAT)

Tipo Missione Earth Science
Orbita Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch Window 23:38 - 00:07

Rocket Configuration

Name Long March 4B
Manufacturer China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Height 44.1 m
Diameter 3.35 m
Maiden Flight 1999-05-10
Success Rate 56/57 (98%)

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.