Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launch probability
Not published
Window opens
March 30, 2023 at 10:43 AM UTC
Window closes
March 30, 2023 at 11:26 AM UTC
Feed updated
September 7, 2023 at 6:58 AM UTC
Mission description
4 X-band synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellites for PIESAT (1 main, 3 sub-satellites), operating in tandem using very long baseline interferometry, with resolution at 0.5 - 5 m.
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.
