CASC Long March 4B Huiyan (HXMT (Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope)) - space launch mission detailed information

When is CASC Long March 4B Huiyan (HXMT (Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope))? Launch date 15/JUN/2017 — Long March 4B rocket launch by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603).

CASC Long March 4B Huiyan (HXMT (Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope)) launch date, launch time, live countdown, live stream and mission status (Success) — tracked on Space Realm.

CASC Long March 4B Huiyan (HXMT (Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope))

Name: CASC Long March 4B Huiyan (HXMT (Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope))
Start: 2017-06-15T03:00:00.000Z
Location: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Long March 4B

Status

Success

Date

15 JUN 2017

03:00

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Launch Pad

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Overview

Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) is a Chinese X-ray space observatory. This will be China's first astronomy satellite, and it is tasked with observation of black holes, neutron stars and other phenomena based on their X-ray and gamma ray emissions.

Rocket

Long March 4B

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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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