Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite (TECIS)

Long March 4B launched the Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite (TECIS), also called Goumang, China's first dedicated carbon-monitoring satellite, from Taiyuan into sun-synchronous orbit to survey forest biomass and atmospheric aerosols. The flight was the 100th consecutive successful Long March launch.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

1.6 T (est.)

Flight

46th

of 58 Long March 4B flights

Date and time

4 August 2022, 03:08 UTC

Rocket

Long March 4B

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2022-090

Launches in 2022

93rd of 186

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