Tianhui 4

Long March 2D launched from Jiuquan carrying China's Tianhui-4 cartography satellite into sun-synchronous orbit, supporting land surveying, mapping, and geographic information applications.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

2 T (est.)

Flight

56th

of 101 Long March 2D flights

Date and time

29 December 2021, 11:13 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

2021-134

Launches in 2021

144th of 146

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