Long March 2D

Status

Success

Gaofen-5 01A

Launch Time
Thu Dec 08, 2022 18:31 UTC

Article

Rocket

Long March 2D

Image Credit: CASC

CASC

Status: Active

Price: $29.75 million

Liftoff Thrust: 2,962 kN

Payload to LEO: 3,500 kg

Payload to GTO: 1,200 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 40.77 m

Fairing Diameter: 3.35 m

Fairing Height: 7.82 m

Details

Mission Details

Gaofen-5 01A

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.

Payloads: 1

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

LC-9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

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Stats

2022

170th orbital launch attempt

71st mission

14th mission of 2022

70th successful mission

39th consecutive successful mission