Status
Success
Rocket
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
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
Location
Site 9401 (SLS-2), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
2020
38th orbital launch attempt
Long March 2D
47th mission
3rd mission of 2020
46th successful mission
15th consecutive successful mission