Gaofen 14

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

03:58:00

Sunday December 6, 2020

Mission Details

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Launch Notes

First flight of the CZ-3B/G5 variant. First CZ-3 flight to SSO.

Gaofen 14

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Gaofen 14 (GF 4) is an earth observation satellite in the Gaofen series of Chinese civilian remote sensing satellites. Gaofen 14 is an optical stereo-mapping satellite. It can efficiently obtain high-precision stereo images globally, draw large-scale digital topographic maps, produce digital elevation models, digital surface models, and digital orthophoto images, and provide basic geographic information. It has been reported that Belarus is involved in this project.

Sun-Synchronous 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-3

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

16 days 15 hours

Stats

Long March 3


129th

Mission

8th

Mission of 2020

2020


101st

Orbital launch attempt