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CBERS-4A

Chang Zheng 4B launch from Taiyuan (China) on December 20, 2019, carrying 9 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 20, 2019 · 03:22 UTCLaunch 2019-093Launch no. 5,915 in the log
SpaceportTaiyuanpad LC9
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySASTChina

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 20, 2019, 03:22
Launch designation
2019-093
Mission
CBERS-4A
Vehicle flight ID
Y44

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
647 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.5 t
Payloads
9
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
BDSAGR-12019-093ANORAD 44879GHZ-NHK BDS Agricultural Tech. Co.Optical imaging65 kgIn orbit
ETRSS-12019-093BNORAD 44880Ethiopian Space Science and Technology InstituteOptical imaging70 kgIn orbit
TQ-OSCAR-1082019-093CNORAD 44881Sun Yat-sen UniversitySpace science35 kgIn orbit
Shuntian2019-093DNORAD 44882Deya Innovation Research InstituteCommunications40 kgIn orbit
Zi Yuan 1-04A2019-093ENORAD 44883China Resources Satellite Applications Center (CRESDA)Optical imaging1,980 kgIn orbit
Yuheng2019-093FNORAD 44884Deya Innovation Research InstituteCommunications40 kgIn orbit
FloripaSat 12019-093GNORAD 44885Federal University of Santa CatarinaTechnology1 kgIn orbit
Yizheng 12019-093HNORAD 44886Tianlian Measurement and Control Technology Co. Ltd.Optical imaging72 kgIn orbit
Xingshidai 82019-093LNORAD 44889Tianlian Measurement and Control Technology Co. Ltd.Optical imaging10 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.