Long March 4C

Status

Failure

Gaofen-10

Launch Time
Wed Aug 31, 2016 18:55 UTC

The launch failed due to an anomaly with the third stage.

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Rocket

Long March 4C

Image Credit: CASC

CASC

Status: Active

Price: $64.68 million

Liftoff Thrust: 2,993 kN

Payload to LEO: 4,200 kg

Payload to GTO: 1,500 kg

Stages: 3

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 46.97 m

Fairing Diameter: 3.8 m

Fairing Height: 11.74 m

Details

Mission Details

Gaofen-10

Gaofen (GF) is a series of Chinese civilian remote sensing satellites for the state-sponsored China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS) program.

The exact nature of the GF 10 satellite is not known.

Payloads: 1

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Location

LC-9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

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Stats

2016

54th orbital launch attempt

20th mission

2nd mission of 2016

1st failed mission