Long March 4B | Haiyang 2B

Name: Long March 4B | Haiyang 2B
Start: 2018-10-24T22:57:00Z
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: October 24, 2018 at 10:57 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Long March 4B
Operator: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch site: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission type: Earth Science