Haiyang 3-01

Launched Haiyang-3 (01), a new-generation Chinese ocean-color and marine-environment monitoring satellite, into sun-synchronous orbit from Jiuquan. It carries imaging spectrometers to observe ocean ecology, water color and coastal zones over a planned eight-year mission.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

1.5 T (est.)

Flight

6th

of 10 Long March 2C/YZ-1S flights

Date and time

16 November 2023, 03:55 UTC

Rocket

Long March 2C/YZ-1S

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2023-176

Launches in 2023

186th of 223

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