MISSION NAME
Huanjing 2A, 2B
Status
Success
DATE
27 SEP 2020
LAUNCH PROVIDER
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 9
Description
Huanjing (abbreviated as HJ) is a constellation of environmental monitoring satellites. The HJ-2A and HJ-2B are 16-meter optical satellites which will provide 16-meter multispectral, 48-meter hyperspectral and infrared image data.
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.