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Long March 4B | Yaogan 12 & Tianxun-1

Name: Long March 4B | Yaogan 12 & Tianxun-1
Start: 2011-11-09T03:21:05.000Z
End: 2011-11-09T03:21:05.000Z
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

November 9, 2011 at 3:21 AM UTC

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 4B | Yaogan 12 & Tianxun-1 launch image — Mission imagery · Long March 4B

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November 9, 2011 at 3:21 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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Rocket: Long March 4B
Launch site: Launch Complex 9
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: November 9, 2011 at 3:21 AM UTC
Window closes: November 9, 2011 at 3:21 AM UTC
Feed updated: August 4, 2023 at 3:24 AM UTC

Mission description

Yaogan 12 is a Chinese Earth observation satellite, likely also used for military reconnaissance. Tianxun-1 is a Chinese microsatellite built by the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Earth observation with maximum resolution of 30 metres.

Vehicle

Long March 4B

Long March · B

Height

44.1 m

Diameter

3.35 m

LEO capacity

4,200 kg

Successful launches

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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