NEXT SPACEFLIGHT
NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Gaofen-9 02 & HEAD-4

Launch Time
Sun May 31, 2020 08:53 UTC

Rocket

Long March 2D
Image Credit: CASC
CASC
Status: Active
Price: $29.75 million
Liftoff Thrust: 2,962 kN
Payload to LEO: 3,500 kg
Payload to GTO: 1,200 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 40.77 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.35 m
Fairing Height: 7.82 m
Details

Mission Details

Gaofen-9 02

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

Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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HEAD-4

HEAD-4 is a Chinese commercial satellite by HEAD Aerospace to track ships receiving their AIS (Automated Identification System) signals.

The three-axis stabilized satellites are built by SAST (Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology) and feature a high-performance AIS-receiver capable of processing 2 million AIS short messages and identifying 60000 ships per day. Future satellites will feature VEDS and ADS-B payloads for global ship detection and airplane monitoring services.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 45.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Location

Site 9401 (SLS-2), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

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Stats

2020

38th orbital launch attempt

Long March 2D

47th mission
3rd mission of 2020
46th successful mission
15th consecutive successful mission