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Long March 4B: Shi Jian 6E & 6F
It was announced that the two satellites had a design life of at least two years, and would be used to probe the space environment, radiation and its effects, record space physical environment parameters, and conduct other related space experiments.
Saturday, 25 October 200801:15 UTC
Mission Data
🇨🇳China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationEst. 1999
Launch VehicleLong March 4B
Vehicle FamilyLong March
Vehicle Record58 of 59 launches (98.3%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record606 successes / 16 failures (97%)
Success Streak13 consecutive
Mission TypeNavigation
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Complex 9
Location🇨🇳 Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China CHN
Orbital Launches This Year#55
Agency Launches This Year#6
Launches From This Pad80
Launches From This Site163
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Long March 4B
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.
Launch Site
Launch Complex 9 · 38.8631°N 111.5896°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.