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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2DLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Gaofen 9
Launched
September 14, 2015
Summary
Gaofen 9 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 September 14, 2015. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 155th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 5,492nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Long March 2D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Gao Fen 9, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 624 × 672 km orbit inclined 98.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- China Launches Ninth HD Earth-observation SatelliteCCTV Video News Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 23rd Long March 2D flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 155th launch6th this yearhumanity's 5,492nd orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gao Fen 9 · NORAD 40894 · 2015-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-047A
- Epoch
- 2015-09-14 05:46:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.76427326 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0033917
- Inclination
- 98.0079°
- Ascending node
- 337.76°
- Arg. of perigee
- 250.0392°
- Mean anomaly
- 109.7164°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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 component; 2 still in orbit
- Gao Fen 9 · NORAD 40894 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Gaofen 9 is a Chinese sub-metre optical Earth-observation satellite in the CHEOS series, officially for land survey, urban planning and disaster relief.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
37th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 1st this year · 78th 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
277 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 9 launch?
Gaofen 9 launched on September 14, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gaofen 9?
Coverage: China Launches Ninth HD Earth-observation Satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Gaofen 9?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Gaofen 9 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Gaofen 9 reach?
Gao Fen 9, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 624 × 672 km orbit inclined 98.0°.
How many satellites did Gaofen 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).