launched from China

Ludi Tance-4 01A

Success
AUG 12202317:26:00 UTC

The 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.

launched from LC-2 Xichang

aboard Long March 3B/E 3B-Y92 into IGSO

Payload

Ludi Tance-4 01A (L-SAR 04A)

Earth observation

last updated Jun 22, 2026