China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Gaofen Multimode
Launched
July 3, 2020
Image: CASC
Summary
Gaofen Multimode launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4B from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on July 3, 2020. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 284th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 5,968th orbital launch attempt. It was the 36th Long March 4B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Gao Fen Duomo Weixing, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 638 × 656 km orbit inclined 98.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 36th Long March 4B flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 284th launch14th this yearhumanity's 5,968th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gao Fen Duomo Weixing · NORAD 45856 · 2020-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-042A
- Epoch
- 2020-07-03 04:41:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.76725187 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001277
- Inclination
- 98.0159°
- Ascending node
- 258.2182°
- Arg. of perigee
- 263.4213°
- Mean anomaly
- 190.3725°
- 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
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Gao Fen Duomo Weixing · NORAD 45856 · in orbit
- Xibaipo hao · NORAD 45857 · re-entered August 19, 2024
CZ-4B Y43 Stage 3 · re-entered October 19, 2024
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.
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
45th launch from Launch Complex 9, 3rd this year · 85th 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
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Gaofen Multimode launch?
Gaofen Multimode launched on July 3, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gaofen Multimode?
Coverage: Long March-4B launches Gaofen Multi-Mode and Xibaipo Bayi 02 satellites; China successfully launches two satellites aboard Long March 4B rocket. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Gaofen Multimode?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Gaofen Multimode launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Gaofen Multimode reach?
Gao Fen Duomo Weixing, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 638 × 656 km orbit inclined 98.0°.
How many satellites did Gaofen Multimode launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).