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Long March 4C | Gaofen-12 05

CZ-4C Y59

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 4C · Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 487th launch · 35th this year · humanity's 6,779th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--October 15, 2024 · 23:45 UTCAdd to calendar
Success

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

Window: Oct 15, 23:31 – Oct 15, 23:59 UTC

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Gaofen-12 05

Gaofen 12-05 is a microwave remote sensing satellite mainly used in the fields of land census, urban planning, land rights determination, road network design, crop yield estimation and disaster prevention and mitigation.

Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

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Updates

  • Launch success.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/16/2024 · source

  • Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identity highly uncertain.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/10/2024 · source

Pad — Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Local pad time: Oct 16, 7:45 AM GMT+8

137 launches from this pad · 291 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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