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Long March 4B | Ziyuan 3 & VesselSat-2
January 9, 2012 at 3:17 AM UTC
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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January 9, 2012 at 3:17 AM UTC
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Launch Complex 9
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 38.8631, 111.5896
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- Long March 4B
- Launch probability
- -1%
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- January 9, 2012 at 3:17 AM UTC
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- January 9, 2012 at 3:17 AM UTC
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- July 8, 2023 at 6:07 AM UTC
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Long March 4B
Long March · B
Height
44.1 m
Diameter
3.35 m
LEO capacity
4,200 kg
Successful launches
56
Launch complex
Launch Complex 9
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is a People's Republic of China space and defense launch facility. It is situated in Kelan County, Xinzhou, Shanxi Province and is the second of four launch sites having been founded in March 1966 and coming into full operation in 1968.
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