TanSat, was launched by China on December 22, 2016, to understand climate change in the country.

• The 620-kg satellite TanSat was put into orbit by Long March-2D rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China’s Gobi Desert.
• This was the 243rd mission of the Long March series rockets.
• Besides TanSat, the rocket also carried a high-resolution micro-nano satellite and two spectrum micro-nano satellites for agricultural and forestry monitoring