Long March 4C | Gaofen-10R
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 4C · Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 261st launch · 17th this year · humanity's 5,891st orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Oct 4, 18:51 – Oct 4, 18:51 UTC
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Gaofen-10R
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. Gaofen-10R is a replacement satellite for the one lost in a 2016 failed launch.
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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- Long March-4C launches Gaofen-10 — SciNews
Pad — Launch Complex 9
Local pad time: Oct 5, 2:51 AM GMT+8
78 launches from this pad · 157 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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