21 September 2020, 05:40 UTC
Haiyang 2C
Long March 4B launched the Haiyang-2C ocean observation satellite from Jiuquan to join Haiyang-2B, measuring sea surface height, temperature and wind vectors and tracking ships via AIS; the flight reused a grid fin from an earlier recovery test.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.5 T (est.)
- Flight
- 39th
- of 58 Long March 4B flights
- Date and time
- 21 September 2020, 05:40 UTC
- Rocket
- Long March 4B
- Builder
- CASC
- Launch site
- Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 2020-066
- Launches in 2020
- 74th of 114
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