Long March 4C | Gaofen 3
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 179th launch · 11th this year · humanity's 5,578th orbital launch attempt
August 9, 2016Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 9, 22:55 – Aug 9, 23:19 UTC
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Gaofen 3
Gaofen 3 is the first medium-sized and long life (8 years) civil satellite of China. The satellite is a C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar capable of up to 1m ground resolution.
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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No booster details available.
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Pad — Launch Complex 9
78 launches from this pad · 157 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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