LAUNCH CENTER
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Success
Tue May 08 2018
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Gaofen 5
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(6:28 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(6:20 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(6:46 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
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Rocket Details
Name:
Long March 4CDescription:
The Long March 4C, also known as the Chang Zheng 4C, CZ-4C and LM-4C, previously designated Long March 4B-II, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is launched from the Jiuquan, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre and Xichangs, and consists of 3 stages. Long March 4C vehicles have been used to launch the Yaogan-1, Yaogan-3 SAR satellites and the Fengyun-3A polar orbiting meteorological satellite. On December 15, 2009 a Long March 4C was used to launch Yaogan 8.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Earth Science
- 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).
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Taiyuan, People's Republic of China
Pad
Launch Complex 9