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Long 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.

Saturday, 12 August 202317:26 UTC
Long March 3B/E: L-SAR4-01 (LTDC-4A)

Mission Data

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationEst. 1999
Launch VehicleLong March 3B/E
Vehicle FamilyLong March
Vehicle Record76 of 78 launches (97.4%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record606 successes / 16 failures (97%)
Success Streak13 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitGeosynchronous Transfer Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2)
LocationπŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China CHN
Orbital Launches This Year#126
Agency Launches This Year#25
Launches From This Pad126
Launches From This Site243
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Long March 3B/E

The Long March 3B / E (G2) (CZ-3B / E) is one of the most successful medium-range launchers and the strongest variant of the CZ-3 series. It was specially developed for the transport of heavy communications satellites into a geostationary transfer orbit. The additional designation "E" stands for a higher payload fairing, stretched boosters and extended fuel tanks at the first stage, over the CZ-3B.

Launch updates

  1. launch success.

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  2. Rescheduled to August 12 UTC per new NOTAMs.

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  3. Related NOTAMs for August 11 UTC have all been removed.

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  4. Refined launch window per NOTAMs.

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  5. Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identity uncertain.

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Launch Site

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) Β· 28.2455Β°N 102.0268Β°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.