Long March 4C | Gaofen 3

Launch information

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Mission description

Gaofen 3 is the first medium-sized and long life (8 years) civil satellite of China. The satellite is a C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar capable of up to 1m ground resolution.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Long March 4C | Gaofen 3’.

Launch image Long March 4C | Gaofen 3

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Aug. 9, 2016, 10:55 p.m.

Timezone: Asia/Shanghai

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Gaofen 3 (SSO)

Launcher

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Rocket

Long March 4C

Location

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Pad

Launch Complex 9

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Long March 4C | Gaofen 3’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
41727 GAOFEN 3 SSO 98.4 PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Long March 4C | Gaofen 3’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#5568

To this date

Location Launch

#62

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Pad Launch

#27

To this date

Agency Launch

#179

To this date

Orbital Launch

#49

Year 2016

Location Launch

#2

Year 2016

Pad Launch

#2

Year 2016

Agency Launch

#11

Year 2016

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