China’s Long March 4C launches Ludi Tance radar imaging satellite

China’s Long March 4C (Chang Zheng 4C) made its fortieth launch on Saturday, carrying the second Ludi Tance radar-imaging satellite. Liftoff from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center took place at 23:44 UTC (07:44 local time on Sunday), with the satellite being deployed into a sun-synchronous orbit shortly afterward. Saturday’s launch of the Ludi Tance-1 01B satellite, also known as L-SAR 01B, follows on from the launch of Ludi Tance-1 01A at the end of January. The two spacecraft are the first to launch for a new Chinese civilian radar imaging constellation deployed in low Earth orbit. More

(Source: NASASpaceFlight.com - Feb 27)