Long March 4B | Haiyang 2B

Success

Long March 4B | Haiyang 2B

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 type: Earth Science · Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Rocket: Long March 4B · Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Launch pad

Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · View on map (opens in new tab)