CASC Long March 4B Zi Yuan-2 01 xing
Long March 4B
Status
Success
Date
1 SEP 2000
03:25
Launch Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 7
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission Overview
ZY-2 (Ziyuan-2, 'Resource-2'), while reported as a civilian Earth observation system, was actually code-named JB-3 (Jianbing-3) and was China's first high-resolution military imaging satellite. They are reportedly used for area surveillance.
Rocket
Long March 4B
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Polar Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Not availableRocket 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