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Gaofen-10

Launch Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

18:55:25

Wednesday August 31, 2016

Mission Details

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Launch Notes

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

Gaofen-10

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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.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

Rocket

Active
Long March 4C

Active Since 2006

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

Price

$64.68 million

Rocket

Height: 46.97m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 4,200 kg

GTO: 1,500 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,993 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.8m

Height: 11.74m

Stages

3

Launch Site

LC-9

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

16 days 20 hours

Stats

Long March 4C

20th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2016

2016

54th

Orbital launch attempt