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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
06:22:04
Friday June 26, 2015
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Gaofen (GF) is a series of Chinese civilian remote sensing satellites for the state-sponsored China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS) program. GF 8 is an optical satellite with a high-resolution imaging payload developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). Reportedly, the duties of the satellite are country surveying, disaster response, agriculture mapping, city planning, land ownership marking, and road network planning.
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
25th
Mission
1st
Mission of 2015
32nd
Orbital launch attempt