China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2DLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Gaofen-5-01A

Launched

December 8, 2022

Launch Successful

Summary

Gaofen-5-01A launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2D from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 8, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 400th launch, 48th this year and humanity's 6,352nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 69th Long March 2D flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Gao Fen 5-01A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 675 × 691 km orbit inclined 98.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Watch: No webcast on record.
Vehicle: Long March 2D · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Milestone: 69th Long March 2D flight · 13th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 400th launch48th this yearhumanity's 6,352nd orbital launch attempt170th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

98.1°Inclination

675 × 691 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

98.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements

281.5°Ascending node

1407 d agoElement epoch2022-12-09 00:56 UTC · stale

Gao Fen 5-01A · NORAD 54640 · 2022-165 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers

Object: TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID: 2022-165A
Epoch: 2022-12-09 00:56:22 UTC
Mean motion: 14.65486935 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.0011241
Inclination: 98.1155°
Ascending node: 281.5273°
Arg. of perigee: 264.3681°
Mean anomaly: 189.3583°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 3
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

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit

Gao Fen 5-01A · NORAD 54640 · in orbit

CZ-2D Y45 Stage 2 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Gaofen-5-01A is a hyperspectral Earth observation satellite. Instruments include a 1500 km swath width Infared imager, a 2.5nm spectral-resolution visible-near infrared hyperspectral imager & a differential absorption spectrometer for measuring atmospheric trace gas.

Pad

Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

64th launch from Launch Complex 9, 8th this year · 114th 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

56 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Dec 8, 2022 · source

Show 2 earlier updates

Launch moved up by 2 days per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/8/2022 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; launch vehicle and payload highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/6/2022 · source

Questions

When did Gaofen-5-01A launch?

Gaofen-5-01A launched on December 8, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Gaofen-5-01A?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Gaofen-5-01A?

Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet

Where did Gaofen-5-01A launch from?

Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.

What orbit did Gaofen-5-01A reach?

Gao Fen 5-01A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 675 × 691 km orbit inclined 98.1°.

How many satellites did Gaofen-5-01A launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).