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2023 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

L-SAR4-01 (LTDC-4A)

successLong March 3B/E | L-SAR4-01 (LTDC-4A)

China’s (and globally) first synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite being put into geosynchronous orbit. It can provide unprecedented all-time Earth observations of an area near the same longitude and can provide unique non-interrupted observations for various uses.

Overview

Date / time
August 12, 2023 at 05:26 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Mission
L-SAR4-01 (LTDC-4A)
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
Launch vehicle
Long March 3B/E →
Launch provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation →

Payloads deployed · 1

LUDI TANCE-4 01A
GEO