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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Gaofen 3
Launched
August 9, 2016
Summary
Gaofen 3 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4C from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 9, 2016. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 179th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 5,578th orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Long March 4C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Gao Fen 3, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 742 × 754 km orbit inclined 98.4°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- China Successfully Launches Hi Resolution SAR Imaging SatelliteCCTV Video News Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 19th Long March 4C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 179th launch11th this yearhumanity's 5,578th orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gao Fen 3 · NORAD 41727 · 2016-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-049A
- Epoch
- 2016-08-10 02:05:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.45234645 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008361
- Inclination
- 98.4131°
- Ascending node
- 229.001°
- Arg. of perigee
- 98.6105°
- Mean anomaly
- 350.3936°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; 6 still in orbit
- Gao Fen 3 · NORAD 41727 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y19 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
27th launch from Launch Complex 9, 2nd this year · 62nd from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
80 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
71 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Gaofen 3 launch?
Gaofen 3 launched on August 9, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gaofen 3?
Coverage: China Successfully Launches Hi Resolution SAR Imaging Satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Gaofen 3?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Gaofen 3 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Gaofen 3 reach?
Gao Fen 3, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 742 × 754 km orbit inclined 98.4°.
How many satellites did Gaofen 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).