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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch SuccessfulEarth ScienceLong March 4B · TECIS
Launched 2022-08-04 03:08 UTCLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
93rd
orbital launch attempt in 2022
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
25th
launch this year
Launch Complex 9
5th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
19 d 4 h
since the pad's previous launch
Note: Launch vehicle and payload uncertain.
The Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Monitoring Satellite (TECIS) is intended to evaluate forest biomass, measure atmospheric aerosol content, and detect photosynthetic fluorescence. These measurements will contribute to efforts to combat global warming.
The satellite carries 4 instruments: Multi-Beam LIDAR, Directional Multi-Spectral Camera, Directional Polarization Camera, and Chlorophyll Fluorescence Hyper-Spectral Monitor (SIFIS)
The satellite will operate in a sun-synchronous orbit at a height of 506 km, at 10:30 AM local time in the descending mode, with a designed lifetime of 8 years.
Launch Provider
Government · China · Founded 1999 · Chairman & President Lei Fanpei
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.
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Cosmic_Penguin
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Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin
Height
44.1m
Diameter
3.4m
To low Earth orbit
4,200kg
Liftoff thrust
2,961kN
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