CASC Long March 4B Yaogan 43 Group 01
Long March 4B
Status
Success
Date
16 AUG 2024
07:35
Launch Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission Overview
The Yaogan 43 Group 01 is a group of Chinese military “remote sensing” satellites of unknown purposes.
Rocket
Long March 4B
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth 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