Gaofen Duomo & BY-02

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

03:10:00

Friday July 3, 2020

Mission Details

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Gaofen Duomo

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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

2,400 kilograms

BY-02 (Xibaipo)

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BY-02 or Bayi Kepu Weixing 1 is a 2U-CubeSat project led by China Center for Aerospace Science and Technology International Communications for school education and amateur radio. Students from the Beijing Bayi High School built the satellite under the instruction of experts. The amateur radio equipment onboard will provide telecommand, telemetry, and FM repeater functions. The spacecraft will be 3-axis stabilised and have deployable solar panels. Proposing a V/U transponder and requesting a 436.2MHz downlink and a 145.935 MHz uplink.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

3 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Long March 4B

Active Since 1999

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 4B


36th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2020

2020


46th

Orbital launch attempt