Yaogan 12 & Tianxun-1

Long March 4B launched the Yaogan-12 remote-sensing satellite along with the small Tianxun-1 (TX-1) technology-demonstration satellite carrying a 2.5kg CCD camera, from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

2.8 T

Flight

15th

of 58 Long March 4B flights

Date and time

9 November 2011, 03:21 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

2011-066

Launches in 2011

69th of 84

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