Haiyang 4-01

Launched Haiyang-4-01, a new-generation Chinese ocean salinity observing satellite, to sun-synchronous orbit from Taiyuan to study ocean climate change and its effects on ecological and biological cycles.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

1 T (est.)

Flight

52nd

of 58 Long March 4B flights

Date and time

13 November 2024, 22:42 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

2024-208

Launches in 2024

214th of 263

See it in orbit

Space Atlas shows the satellites and rocket stages from this launch in 3D.

View satellites in Space Atlas↗