21 December 2016, 19:22 UTC
Tansat (CarbonSat)
Long March 2D launched TanSat, China's first satellite dedicated to monitoring atmospheric carbon dioxide, making China the third country after Japan and the U.S. to track greenhouse gases from orbit.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 766 kg (est.)
- Flight
- 31st
- of 101 Long March 2D flights
- Date and time
- 21 December 2016, 19:22 UTC
- Rocket
- Long March 2D
- Builder
- CASC
- Launch site
- Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 2016-081
- Launches in 2016
- 83rd of 85
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