Gaofen-13

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

16:57:00

Sunday October 11, 2020

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Gaofen-13

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Gaofen 13 (GF 13) is a geostationary Earth observation satellite in the Gaofen series of Chinese civilian remote sensing satellites. No details are known so far, but it is suspected to be an improved version of the Gaofen 4 satellite with a significantly larger optical system. Likely it is the 15 m resolution geostationary earth observation satellite, which has reportedly been under development by CAST. The satellite is positioned at the 117.9° East position.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

Rocket

Active
Long March 3B/E

Active Since 2007

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

Price

$29.15 million

Rocket

Height: 56.3m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 11,500 kg

GTO: 5,550 kg

Liftoff Thrust

5,986 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 4.2m

Height: 9.56m

Stages

3

Strap-ons

4

Launch Site

LC-2

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

18 days

Stats

Long March 3


127th

Mission

6th

Mission of 2020

2020


79th

Orbital launch attempt