Long March 4B | Huiyan (HXMT (Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope))

Long March 4B

Jun 15, 2017, 3:00 AM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Mission Details

Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) is a Chinese X-ray space observatory. This will be China's first astronomy satellite, and it is tasked with observation of black holes, neutron stars and other phenomena based on their X-ray and gamma ray emissions.

Type: Astrophysics
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

Pad: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Country: 🇨🇳 CHN