Ludi Tance-4 01A
Success
AUG 12202317:26:00 UTCThe world's first SAR satellite placed in geosynchronous orbit. Flying an inclined track that traces a figure-eight centered on 89.5°E longitude at roughly 36,000 km altitude, the L-band radar achieves persistent coverage over approximately one-third of Earth's surface - a revisit rate no low-Earth orbit SAR satellite can match.
LIFTOFF
AUG 12 202317:26:00 UTC
Success
launched from LC-2 Xichang
aboard Long March 3B/E 3B-Y92 into IGSO
Payload
Ludi Tance-4 01A (L-SAR 04A)
Earth observation
