LAUNCH #29: China blasts Tianhui-II-02 satellite atop Long March-4B

China clocked its 29th orbital launch for 2021. On August 18 (Eastern Time) China launched a Long March/Chang Zheng-4B from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province carrying the second group of Tianhui 2 satellites into orbit. The Tianhui 2 series are Earth observation satellites designed to monitor Earth’s surface. They are constructed by Dong Feng Hong and operated by the People’s Liberation Army. This was the 9th mission of the #Long March4B carrier rocket series this year and the 384th flight mission of the LongMarch series #ChinaSpace #CZ4B Voiceover: Vikram Barhat Credit: CNSA