Long March 4C | Gaofen 5
Launch information
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Gaofen is a series of civilian Earth observation satellites developed and launched for the China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS), a state-sponsored programme aimed to develop a near-real time, all-weather, global surveillance network consisting of satellite, near-space (stratosphere) airships, and aerial observation platforms. Based on the SAST5000B bus, Gaofen 5 will carry six types of payloads, including visible and short-wave infra hyper-spectral camera, spectral imager, greenhouse gas detector, atmospheric environment infrared detector at very high spectral resolution, differential absorption spectrometer for atmospheric trace gas, and multi-angle polarization detector. The satellite has a designed life of 8 years. It is to be launched atop of a Long March 4C to a 705km Sun Syncronous Orbit (SSO).
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Long March 4C | Gaofen 5’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: May 8, 2018, 6:28 p.m.
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Gaofen 5 (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
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#33
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#43
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#3
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#3
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#14
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