LAUNCH MISSION
CASC Long March 4B CBERS-3
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 9
Description
This remote sensing satellite was intended for China-Brazil program on Environment, Agriculture, and Urban Planning.
Long March 4B
Rocket Description
The Long March 4B (Chinese: 长征四号乙火箭), also known as the Chang Zheng 4B, CZ-4B and LM-4B is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. Launched from Launch Complex 1 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, it is a 3-stage rocket, used mostly to place satellites into low Earth and sun synchronous orbits.