Long March 4B | Haiyang 4-01
Launch Complex 9
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
Haiyang 4-01
Next generation Chinese ocean salinity measurements satellite to study ocean climatic changes and its effects on ecology and biological cycles.
Long March 4B
Height 44.10 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 1500 kg
Liftoff Thrust 2961 kN
Diameter 3.35 Meters
Mass To LEO 4200 kg
Liftoff Mass 249 Tonnes
Launch Success 51
Consecutive Success 32
Maiden Flight 1999-05-10
Launch Failures 1
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