MISSION NAME
Hai Yang 1 & Feng Yun 1D
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 7
Description
HaiYang abbreviated HY, is a series of marine remote sensing satellites developed and operated by China since 2002. As of June 2020, six satellites were launched and two more are planned. Feng Yun 1D was a polar orbiting meteorological satellite.
Long March 4B
Rocket Description
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.