Long March 2D | Gaofen-5-01A

Name: Long March 2D | Gaofen-5-01A
Start: 2022-12-08T18:31:00.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 2D · Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 400th launch · 48th this year · humanity's 6,352nd orbital launch attempt

December 8, 2022Add to calendar

Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Dec 8, 18:22 – Dec 8, 19:05 UTC

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Gaofen-5-01A

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.

Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

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Updates

Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/8/2022 · source
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

Pad — Launch Complex 9

78 launches from this pad · 157 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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