October 24, 2018 at 10:57 PM UTC
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 38.8631, 111.5896
Haiyang is a series of Chinese marine remote sensing satellites. Haiyang 2B is a follow up to Haiyang 2A satellite. It is intended for monitoring the dynamic ocean environnement with microwave sensors to detect sea surface wind field, sea surface height and sea surface temperature.
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Long March-4B launches HY-2B satellite
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Height
44.1 m
Diameter
3.35 m
LEO capacity
4,200 kg
Successful launches
56
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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