jeudi 4 août 2022

CASC - Long March-4B launches TECIS and two small satellites

 







CASC - CZ-4B Y40 TSLC / Long March-4B / TECIS patch.


Aug 4, 2022

Long March-4B carrying TECIS and two small satellites liftoff

A Long March-4B launch vehicle launched the Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite (TECIS), and two small satellites: HEAD-2G and Minhang Juvenile Satellite, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, northern China, on 4 August 2022, at 03:08 UTC (11:08 local time).

Long March-4B launches TECIS and two small satellites

TECIS will evaluate forest biomass, measure atmospheric aerosol content and detect photosynthetic fluorescence.

The Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite (TECIS)

TECIS  - the Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite is designed to evaluate forest biomass, measure atmospheric aerosol content and detect photosynthetic fluorescence. TECIS was launched by a Long March-4B launch vehicle on 4 August 2022, at 03:08 UTC (11:08 local time).

For more information about China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), visit: http://english.spacechina.com/n16421/index.html
 
Image, Videos, Text, Credits: Du, S.; Liu, L.; Liu, X.; Zhang, X.; Gao, X.; Wang, W. The Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence Imaging Spectrometer (SIFIS) Onboard the First Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite (TECIS-1): Specifications and Prospects. Sensors 2020, 20, 815. DOI: 10.3390/s20030815/China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.

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