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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
22:45:00
Tuesday March 30, 2021
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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). GF 12 has been reported to be equipped with a high-resolution Earth observation system. It uses a microwave remote sensing system with ground resolution up to the sub-meter level, to be mainly used in land census, urban planning, land rights, road network design, crop estimation and disaster prevention and mitigation, and other fields. Possibly it is a civilian version of the Yaogan 29-type satellite.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
Agency
CASCPrice
$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
33rd
Mission
4th
Mission of 2021
27th
Orbital launch attempt