CASC Long March 4B Zi Yuan 2-3
Long March 4B
Status
Success
Date
6 NOV 2004
03:10
Launch Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 7
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission Overview
Zi Yuan 2-3 was a low earth orbit digital imaging spacecraft used by the Chinese government, probably for both civilian and military reconnaissance purposes..
Rocket
Long March 4B
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth 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