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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
07:19:04
Wednesday June 17, 2020
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ZDPS-3A (Zheda Pixing) is a nano-satellite mission of the Microsat Research Center, Zhejiang University for technology demonstration.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
HEAD or Hede are Chinese commercial satellites by HEAD Aerospace for their Skywalker constellation to provide data collection services and 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.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
45 kilograms
Gaofen (GF) is a series of Chinese civilian remote sensing satellites for the state-sponsored program China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS).
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
Agency
CASCPrice
$29.75 million
Rocket
Height: 40.77m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 3,500 kg
GTO: 1,200 kg
Liftoff Thrust
2,962 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3.35m
Height: 7.82m
Stages
2
48th
Mission
4th
Mission of 2020
43rd
Orbital launch attempt