Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Gaofen-13
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.
Payloads: 1
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
LC-2, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
2020
79th orbital launch attempt
Long March 3
127th mission
6th mission of 2020
119th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission