China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

PIESAT-1 x 4

Long March 2D

SUCCESS
Success

Thursday, March 30, 2023 · 10:50 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Long March 2D

Variant: D

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 9

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

38.863° N, 111.590° E

68

Pad Launches

118

Location Launches

416

Agency Launches

52

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