CASC Long March 4B Gaofen-11
Long March 4B
Status
Success
Date
31 JUL 2018
03:00
Launch Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 9
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission Overview
The Gaofen-11 satellite is believed to be a Earth-imaging satellite that Chinese state media claims, "can be used for land survey, urban planning, road network design, agriculture, and disaster relief".
Rocket
Long March 4B
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Rocket Details
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.
Height
44.1 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Launch Mass
249 T
Thrust
2,961 kN