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Long March 4B launches new ocean observation satellite – NASASpaceflight.com

China launched a new ocean observation satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Monday.…

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China launched a new ocean observation satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Monday. Launch of the Haiyang-2C took place at 05:40 UTC under the power of a Long March-4B (Chang Zheng-4B) rocket.
The Haiyang-2 program represents the second generation of ocean observation and monitorization satellites, with the program being approved by the China National Space Administration in February 2007, for measurement of ocean dynamic and environmental parameters in the microwave region (pe…

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