Unstoppable China ups the launch cadence with spectacular nighttime Long March 3 B launch

JUST IN: China on Sunday successfully sent a new satellite mainly for remote sensing info services into planned orbit via a Long March3B rocket from SW China s Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The launch was the 483rd flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. China launched CZ3B Y92 at 1726 UTC Aug 12 from Xichang, placing the 陆地探测四号A (Ludi Tance 4A) radar satellite in a 184 x 35818 km x 28. 6 deg geotransfer orbit. This is expected to become the first geosyncaltitude imaging radar. TDC4A is indeed the civilian high Earth orbit synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite. Its heading towards an inclined geosynchronous orbit. This is said to be the 1st ever of the world. ,ChinaSpace, LongMarch3B, CZ3B