Gaofen-5 01A

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

18:31:00

Thursday December 8, 2022

Mission Details

Read Article

Gaofen-5-01A is a hyperspectral Earth observation satellite. Instruments include a 1500 km swath width Infrared imager, a 2.5nm spectral-resolution visible-near infrared hyperspectral imager & a differential absorption spectrometer for measuring atmospheric trace gas.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

Rocket

Active

Long March 2D

Active Since 1992

Agency

CASC

Price

$29.75 million

Rocket

Height: 40.77m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 3,500 kg

GTO: 1,200 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,962 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.35m

Height: 7.82m

Stages

2

Launch Site

LC-9

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

16 days 20 hours

LC-9

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

16 days 20 hours

Stats

Long March 2D

71st

Mission

14th

Mission of 2022

2022

170th

Orbital launch attempt