![[AUTO] Long March 2D - image](/media?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2Flong2520march25202d_image_20190222031211.jpeg&w=1600)
China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2DLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Gaofen 1
Launched
April 26, 2013
Summary
Gaofen 1 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2D from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on April 26, 2013. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 121st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,287th orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Long March 2D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Gao Fen 1-01, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 643 × 670 km orbit inclined 98.4°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 19th Long March 2D flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 121st launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,287th orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gao Fen 1-01 · NORAD 39150 · 2013-018 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-018A
- Epoch
- 2013-04-26 06:55:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.73703082 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0019115
- Inclination
- 98.366°
- Ascending node
- 192.1397°
- Arg. of perigee
- 202.0378°
- Mean anomaly
- 157.9994°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 5 still in orbit
- Gao Fen 1-01 · NORAD 39150 · in orbit
- NEE-01 Pegaso · NORAD 39151 · in orbit
- Turksat-3USat · NORAD 39152 · in orbit
- CubeBug-1 · NORAD 39153 · in orbit
CZ-2D Y18 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Gaofen 1 is the first satellite of China's civilian high-resolution Earth-observation system (CHEOS), combining a 2 m panchromatic camera with wide-swath multispectral imagers. Three small satellites rode along: Turkey's TÜRKSAT-3USAT, Argentina's CubeBug-1 and Ecuador's NEE-01 Pegaso.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
25th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 1st this year · 63rd from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
128 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Gaofen 1 launch?
Gaofen 1 launched on April 26, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gaofen 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gaofen 1?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Gaofen 1 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Gaofen 1 reach?
Gao Fen 1-01, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 643 × 670 km orbit inclined 98.4°.
How many satellites did Gaofen 1 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).