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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Gaofen 5
Launched
May 8, 2018 · 18:28 UTC
Summary
Gaofen 5 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 May 8, 2018 at 18:28 UTC. The launch window ran from 18:20 to 18:46 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 221st launch, 14th this year and humanity's 5,749th orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Long March 4C flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Gao Fen 5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 689 × 695 km orbit inclined 98.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 24th Long March 4C flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 221st launch14th this yearhumanity's 5,749th orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gao Fen 5 · NORAD 43461 · 2018-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-043A
- Epoch
- 2018-05-08 21:38:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.6253722 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004447
- Inclination
- 98.1284°
- Ascending node
- 70.7891°
- Arg. of perigee
- 46.725°
- Mean anomaly
- 48.0095°
- 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 · NORAD 43461 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y20 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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).
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
33rd launch from Launch Complex 9, 3rd this year · 69th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: May 9, 2:28 AM GMT+8, at night
80 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
38 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Gaofen 5 launch?
Gaofen 5 launched on May 8, 2018 at 18:28 UTC. The launch window ran from 18:20 to 18:46 UTC.
Where can I watch Gaofen 5?
Coverage: China Launches First China-made Satellite for Monitoring Environment; Gaofen-5 launched by Long March-4C; China launches world's first full spectrum hyperspectral satellite for environmental monitoring. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Gaofen 5?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Gaofen 5 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was May 9, 2:28 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Gaofen 5 reach?
Gao Fen 5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 689 × 695 km orbit inclined 98.1°.
How many satellites did Gaofen 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).