Long March 3B/E | L-SAR4-01 (LTDC-4A)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation launched a Long March 3B/E rocket from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) carrying L-SAR4-01 (LTDC-4A) to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit on 12 Aug 2023, 17:26 UTC. Outcome: Launch Successful.
SuccessLaunch Successful
About the mission
China’s (and globally) first synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite being put into geosynchronous orbit. It can provide unprecedented all-time Earth observations of an area near the same longitude and can provide unique non-interrupted observations for various uses.